Landgravine Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt
Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt | |
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Landgravine consort of Hesse-Homburg | |
Born |
Buchsweiler | 2 March 1746
Died |
18 September 1821 75) Bad Homburg vor der Höhe | (aged
Spouse | Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg |
Father | Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt |
Mother | Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken |
Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt (2 March 1746, Buchsweiler – 18 September 1821, Homburg) was a German noblewoman. She was the eldest daughter of Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt and his wife Caroline. She married Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg on 27 September 1768.
They had these following children:
- 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 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 Schimmelpfennig 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
Ancestry
German royalty | ||
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Vacant Title last held by Ulrike Louise of Solms-Braunfels |
Landgravine consort of Hesse-Homburg 27 September 1768 – 20 January 1820 |
Succeeded by Elizabeth of the United Kingdom |
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