Princess Caroline of Nassau-Usingen
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Princess Caroline of Nassau-Usingen
| Princess Caroline of Nassau-Usingen | |
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| Landgravine Frederick of Hesse-Kassel | |
| Spouse | Landgrave Frederick of Hesse-Cassel |
| Issue | |
| Landgrave William of Hesse-Kassel Karl Friedrich Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Karl Georg Karl Luise Karoline Marie Friederike Marie, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Princess Augusta, Duchess of Cambridge |
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| Full name | |
| German: Karoline Polyxena | |
| House | House of Nassau-Usingen House of Hesse-Kassel |
| Father | Karl Wilhelm, Prince of Nassau-Usingen |
| Mother | Countess Caroline Felizitas of Leiningen-Dagsburg |
| Born | 4 April 1762 Biebrich, Nassau-Usingen |
| Died | 17 August 1823 (aged 61) Rumpenheim, Hesse-Kassel |
Princess Caroline of Nassau-Usingen (German: Prinzessin Karoline Polyxena von Nassau-Usingen; 4 April 1762 – 17 August 1823) was the elder daughter of Karl Wilhelm, Prince of Nassau-Usingen, and wife of Landgrave Frederick of Hesse-Kassel.
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Early life
Caroline was born at Biebrich, Nassau-Usingen the second child and first daughter of Karl Wilhelm, Prince of Nassau-Usingen (1735–1803), and his wife, Countess Caroline Felizitas of Leiningen-Dagsburg (1734–1810), daughter of Christian Karl Reinhard, Count of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Heidesheim.
Marriage and family
Caroline married on 2 December 1786 in Biebrich to 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]
They had eight children:
- William (24 December 1787-5 September 1867), married 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)
- Marie Wilhelmine Friederike (21 January 1796-30 December 1880), married Georg, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1779–1860)
- Augusta Wilhelmine Luise (25 July 1797-6 April 1889), married Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (1774–1850)
Titles and styles
- 4 April 1762 – 2 December 1786: Her Serene Highness Princess Caroline of Nassau-Usingen
- 2 December 1786 – 17 August 1823: Her Serene Highness Landgravine Frederick of Hesse-Kassel
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.
- thePeerage.com - Karoline Polyxena Prinzessin von Nassau-Usingen
- Genealogics - Leo van de Pas - Princess Karoline Polyxene von Nassau-Usingen
- 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
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