Caroline of Stolberg-Gedern (27 June 1732, in
Gedern
Gedern () is a town in the Wetteraukreis district in Hesse, Germany, and historically belongs to Upper Hesse, Oberhessen. It is located northeast of Hanau at the foot of the Vogelsberg Mountains, Vogelsberg, one of the largest inactive volcanoes ...
– 28 May 1796, in
Langenburg
Langenburg () is a town in the district of Schwäbisch Hall, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on a hill above the river Jagst, 18 km northeast of Schwäbisch Hall. It is also the place where Wibele - small, sweet, biscuit-l ...
) was a Princess of
Stolberg-Gerdern by birth and by marriage a princess of
Hohenlohe-Langenburg.
Early life
She was a daughter of
Frederick Charles of Stolberg-Gedern
Frederick Charles, Prince of Stolberg-Gedern (11 October 1693 – 28 September 1767), was a German politician. He founded the Stolberg-Gedern line of the House of Stolberg, which ended in 1804 when it became part of the line of Stolberg-Wernige ...
and his wife, Countess Louise Henriette of
Nassau-Saarbrücken (1705-1766).
Marriage and issue
On 13 April 1761 she married her first cousin
Christian Albert, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
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(her mother was an elder sister of his mother). They had the following children:
*
Charles Louis (10 September 1762 – 4 April 1825), married Countess Amalie of
Solms-Baruth
Solms-Baruth was a Lower Lusatian state country, from 16th century until 1945, ruled by the Baruth branch of the House of Solms.
History
The House of Solms had its origins at Solms, Hesse, and ruled several of the many minor states of the Holy R ...
*
Louise Eleanore (11 August 1763 – 30 April 1837), married Duke
George I of Saxe-Meiningen
* Gustav Adolph (9 October 1764 – 21 July 1796)
* Christine Caroline (19 November 1765 – 6 December 1768)
* Louis William (16 February 1767 – 17 December 1768)
* Christian August (15 March 1768 – 18 April 1796)
* Caroline Auguste (15 November 1769 – 30 July 1803)
House of Stolberg
1732 births
1796 deaths
18th-century German people
Princesses of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Princesses in the Holy Roman Empire
Mothers of German monarchs
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