Princess Caroline of Waldeck and Pyrmont

Princess Caroline of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Duchess of Courland
Born 14 August 1748
Died 18 August 1782
Spouse Peter von Biron, Duke of Courland
Issue Son (stillborn 1766)
House House of Waldeck and Pyrmont (by birth)
(by marriage)
Father Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Mother Christiane Henriette of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler

Caroline Louise of Waldeck and Pyrmont (14 August 1748 18 August 1782), was a Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont by birth and Duchess consort of Courland by marriage.

She was the daughter of Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, and Christiane Henriette of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler.

Life

She married the Duke of Courland, Peter von Biron, on 15 October 1765. The relationship between Caroline and Peter was unhappy, and evidently, he abused her while drunk. The union produced only one son, who was stillborn on 16 November 1766.[1] Caroline and Peter were divorced in 1772.

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Preceded by
Benigna Gottlieb von Trotha gt Treyden
Duchess consort of Courland
1769–1772
Succeeded by
Eudoxia Borisovna Yusupova


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