Princess Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt
Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt (2 March 1746, Buchsweiler – 18 September 1821, Homburg) was Landgravine consort of Hesse-Homburg by marriage to Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg. She had seven siblings who survived to adulthood and intermarried with most prestigious families.
| Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt | |
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| Landgravine consort of Hesse-Homburg | |
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| Born | 2 March 1746 Buchsweiler |
| Died | 18 September 1821 (aged 75) Bad Homburg vor der Höhe |
| Spouse | Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg |
| House | Hesse |
| Father | Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt |
| Mother | Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken |
Early life
Caroline was born on 2 March 1746 in Buchsweiler. She was the eldest daughter of Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt and his wife Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld.
Marriage
She married Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg on 27 September 1768. The marriage was contracted for diplomatic and political reasons as the symbol of an inheritance dispute between their respective families. Caroline and Frederick V produced many children but their marriage never developed into a personal relationship, and they lived mostly separated lives. Caroline often spent time in the famed little villa that was given to her use in the forest near Homburg.
Issue
- Frederick VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg (1769–1829), married Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (1770–1840)
- Louis William (1770–1839), married Princess Augusta of Nassau-Usingen (1778–1846), divorced in 1805
- Caroline (1771–1854), married Prince Louis Frederick II, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1767–1807)
- Louise Ulrike (1772–1854), married Prince Charles Günther of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1771–1825)
- Amalie (1774–1846), married Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (1769–1814)
- Auguste (1776–1871), married Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1778–1819)
- Philip (1779–1846), married Rosalie Antonie, Countess of Naumburg, Baroness Schimmelpenninck von der Oye, née Pototschnig (1806–1845)
- Gustav (1781–1848), married Princess Louise of Anhalt-Dessau (1798–1858)
- Ferdinand (1783–1866), the last Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
- Maria Anna (1785–1846) married Prince Wilhelm of Prussia (1783–1851)
- Leopold (1787–1813), fell in the Battle of Großgörschen
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References
- Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans [Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living] (in French). Bourdeaux: Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel. 1768. p. 69.