Princess Marie Frederica of Hesse-Kassel
Princess Marie Frederica | |
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Duchess consort of Saxe-Meiningen | |
Born | Kassel | 6 September 1804
Died | 1 January 1888 Meiningen, Thüringen, Germany | (aged 83)
Spouse | |
Hesse-Kassel | |
Father | William II, Elector of Hesse |
Mother | Princess Augusta of Prussia |
Princess Marie Frederica Wilhelmina of Hesse-Kassel (6 September 1804 – 1 January 1888) was a Duchess consort of Saxe-Meiningen by marriage to Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen. She was the daughter of William II, Elector of Hesse and Princess Augusta of Prussia.[1]
Life
Marie Frederica was one of six children born to William II, Elector of Hesse by his first spouse Augusta of Prussia. However, her only sibling to live past the age of five was Frederick William, Elector of Hesse. In addition, she had eight half-siblings by her father's second marriage to Emilie Ortlöpp, Countess of Reichenbach-Lessonitz.
Duchess
In 1822, Marie, through the suggestion of her mother's friend, the Swedish countess Charlotta Aurora De Geer, was considered a possible bride for Oscar I of Sweden, but the following year, he married Josephine of Leuchtenberg instead.[2]
On 23 March 1825, Marie married
Marie Frederica was widowed in 1882 and died on 1 January 1888, six years later.
Issue
Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
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Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen |
2 April 1826 | 25 June 1914 | married (1) Princess Charlotte of Prussia; had issue (2) Princess Feodora of Hohenlohe-Langenburg; had issue (3) Ellen Franz; no issue |
Princess Augusta Luise Adelaide Karoline Ida | 6 August 1843 | 11 November 1919 | married Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg |
Ancestry
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References
- ^ a b Lundy, Darryl. "The Peerage: Marie Friederike Wilhelmine Prinzessin von Hessen-Kassel". Retrieved 17 December 2009.
- OCLC 14110774
- ^ Koller, p. 30.
Sources
- Koller, Ann Marie (1984). The Theater Duke: George II of Saxe-Meiningen and the German Stage. Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-1196-8.