Princess Henriëtte of Nassau-Weilburg, then of Nassau (22 April 1780, in

Kirchheimbolanden Kirchheimbolanden is the capital and the second largest city of the Donnersbergkreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate. Situated in south-western Germany, it is approximately 25 km west of Worms, Germany, Worms, and 30 km north-east of Kaisersla ...

– 2 January 1857, in

Kirchheim unter Teck Kirchheim unter Teck (, ; Swabian German, Swabian: ''Kircha'') is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in the Esslingen (district), district of Esslingen. It is located on the small river Lauter (Neckar), Lauter, a tributary of the Neckar. It i ...

) was a German duchess. She was a daughter of Prince

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and

Carolina of Orange-Nassau Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau (''Wilhelmine Carolina''; 16 February 1743 – 6 May 1787) was a Dutch regent. She was the daughter of William IV, Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of the Netherlands, and Anne, Princess Royal. She was regent of the ...

, daughter of

William IV, Prince of Orange William IV (Willem Karel Hendrik Friso; 1 September 1711 – 22 October 1751) was Prince of Orange from birth and the first hereditary stadtholder of all the United Provinces of the Netherlands from 1747 until his death in 1751. During his who ...

Life and work

Princess Henriette is known for her charity work and social engagement. In particular, she supported various schools, orphanages, and care facilities in Kirchheim; some of these facilities still exist to this day.

Marriage and children

On 28 January 1797, she married

Duke Louis of Württemberg Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of royalty, or nobility. As rulers, dukes are ranked below emperors, kings, grand princes, grand dukes, and above sovereign princes. As royalty or nobility, they a ...

, a son of Duke

Friedrich II Eugen, Duke of Württemberg Friedrich may refer to: Names *Friedrich (given name), people with the given name ''Friedrich'' *Friedrich (surname), people with the surname ''Friedrich'' Other *Friedrich (board game), a board game about Frederick the Great and the Seven Years' ...

, at the Hermitage, near

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. They had five children: * Maria Dorothea (1797–1855); married in 1819

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(1776–1847). * Amelie Theresa (28 June 1799 – 28 November 1848); married in 1817

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(1789–1868). * Pauline Therese (1800–1873), married in 1820 her first cousin

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. * Elisabeth Alexandrine (1802–1864); married in 1830

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(1792–1859). *

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(9 September 1804 – 4 July 1885); founded a cadet branch of the

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, known as the

Dukes of Teck Duke of Teck () is a title which was created twice in Germanic lands. It was first borne from 1187 to 1439 by the head of a cadet line of the German ducal House of Zähringen, known as the "first House of Teck". The seat of this territory was Cas ...

Ancestry

References

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