Princess Caroline of Nassau-Usingen
| Princess Caroline of Nassau-Usingen | |
|---|---|
| Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel | |
Hesse-Kassel | |
| Spouse |
Landgrave Frederick of Hesse-Cassel (m. 1786) |
Nassau-Usingen | |
| Father | Karl Wilhelm, Prince of Nassau-Usingen |
| Mother | Countess Caroline Felizitas of Leiningen-Dagsburg |
Princess Caroline of Nassau-Usingen (
Landgrave Frederick of Hesse-Kassel
.
Early life
Caroline was born at
Christian Karl Reinhard, Count of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Heidesheim
.
Caroline, via her mother's roots among the
Sleswicker magnate and statesman Frederik Ahlefeldt
. This Danish connection played a role in Caroline's marriage.
Marriage and family
Caroline married on 2 December 1786 in
Landgrave Frederick of Hesse-Kassel (1747–1837), youngest child of Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel and Princess Mary of Great Britain, daughter of George II of Great Britain.[1]
The Landgrave and Prince Frederik was born a German (Hessian) aristocrat, a cadet son of a Landesfürstliche house, but had lived since his youth in Denmark, as had his two elder brothers. Frederik's two elder brothers married daughters of the deceased King of Norway and Denmark. However, there was no Danish royal daughter left to marry the youngest boy, Frederik, so he married a cousin of the Duke of Augustenborg, being Caroline of Nassau. Frederik was an infantry general in Danish service.
They had eight children:
- Louise Charlotte of Denmark (1789–1864) and was the father of Louise of Hesse-Kassel (wife of Christian IX of Denmark).
- Karl Friedrich (9 March 1789–10 September 1802)
- Friedrich Wilhelm (24 April 1790–25 October 1876)
- Ludwig Karl (12 November 1791–12 May 1800)
- Georg Karl (14 January 1793–4 March 1881)
- Luise Karoline Marie Friederike (9 April 1794–16 March 1881)
- Georg, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz(1779–1860)
- George V of the United Kingdom).
Ancestry
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Notes and sources
- ^ Richard Glanville-Brown, online <e-mail address>, Richard Glanville-Brown (RR 2, Milton, Ontario, Canada), downloaded 17 August 2005.
- L'Allemagne dynastique, Huberty, Giraud, Magdelaine, Reference: vol III page 427
- The Royal House of Stuart, London, 1969, 1971, 1976, Addington, A. C.
- Europäische Stammtafeln, Band I, Frank Baron Freytag von Loringhoven, 1975, Isenburg, W. K. Prinz von