Countess Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken
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| Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken | |
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| Born | 12 August 1704 |
| Died | 25 March 1774 (aged 69) Darmstadt |
| Spouse | Christian III of Zweibrücken |
| House | Nassau |
| Father | Louis Crato of Nassau-Saarbrücken |
| Mother | Philippine Henriette of Hohenlohe |
Countess Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken (12 August 1704 – 25 March 1774) was
Zweibrücken
by marriage.
Biography
She was the daughter of Count
Hohenlohe
(1679–1751).
On 21 September 1719, at the age of 15, she married her 44-year-old godfather,
Nassau
. This marriage produced four children:
- Caroline Henriette Christine (1721–1774), called "the great landgravine"
- married to Landgrave Louis IX of Hesse-Darmstadt
- Palatinate-Zweibrücken
- Frederick Michael (1724–1767), Count Palatine of Birkenfeld
- Waldeck-Pyrmont
When Christian III died in 1735, Caroline took over the Regency for five years, with the consent of Emperor Charles VI, until her son Christian IV came of age.
From 1744 to 1774 she lived at
Bergzabern Castle. She died on 25 March 1774 in Darmstadt
at the age of 69. Her grave is in the City Church in Darmstadt.
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