Caroline Of Stolberg-Gedern (1732–1796)
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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 A Christian () is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Christians form the largest religious community in the world. The words ''Christ'' and ''Chr ...
(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 {{Germany-noble-stub