Princess Caroline of Hesse-Homburg
Princess consort of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
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Caroline of Hesse-Homburg (25 August 1771 – 20 June 1854) was a Princess regent of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt between 1807 and 1814.[3]
Tenure13 April 1793 - 28 April 1807
Born25 August 1771[1]
Homburg, Hochtaunuskreis, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany
Homburg, Hochtaunuskreis, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany
Died20 June 1854 (aged 82)
Rudolstadt, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, Thuringia, Germany
Rudolstadt, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, Thuringia, Germany
Spouse
| Caroline of Hesse-Homburg | |||||
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| Princess consort of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt | |||||
| Tenure | 13 April 1793 - 28 April 1807 | ||||
| Born | 25 August 1771[1] Homburg, Hochtaunuskreis, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany | ||||
| Died | 20 June 1854 (aged 82) Rudolstadt, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, Thuringia, Germany | ||||
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| Issue | Cäcilie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt Friedrich Günther, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt Albert, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt Thekla of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt Caroline of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt Bernhard of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt Rudolph of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt | ||||
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| Father | Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg | ||||
| Mother | Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt | ||||
Life
She was the daughter of Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg and his wife, Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt. She married in 1791 to Louis Frederick II, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. They had seven children together.
She was regent of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt during the minority of her son Friedrich Günther, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt.
Caroline died on 20 June 1854.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
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| Cäcilie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt | 17 July 1792 | 4 March 1794 | died in infancy |
| Friedrich Günther, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt | 6 November 1793 | 28 June 1867 | married 1) Princess Auguste of Anhalt-Dessau, issue 2) Countess Helene of Reina, issue 3) Marie Schultze |
| Thekla of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt | 23 February 1795 | 4 January 1861 | married Otto Victor, Prince of Schönburg-Waldenburg, issue |
| Caroline of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt | 7 November 1796 | 18 December 1796 | died in infancy |
| Albert, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt | 30 April 1798 | 26 November 1869 | married Princess Augusta of Solms-Braunfels |
| Bernhard of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt | 23 June 1801 | 26 January 1816 | died young |
| Rudolph of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt | 23 June 1801 | 21 July 1808 | died in infancy |