Friederike Charlotte of Hesse-Darmstadt
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Friederike Charlotte of Hessen-Darmstadt (8 September 1698 Darmstadt – 22 March 1777, Darmstadt) was a princess of Hesse-Darmstadt and through her marriage a princess of Hesse-Kassel.
Born8 September 1698
Darmstadt
Darmstadt
Died22 March 1777 (aged 78)
Darmstadt
Darmstadt
Spouse
IssuePrince Karl
Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine, Duchess of Oldenburg
Princess Christine Charlotte
Princess Maria
Princess Wilhelmina, Princess Henry of Prussia
Princess Elisabetha
Caroline, Princess of Anhalt-Zerbst
Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine, Duchess of Oldenburg
Princess Christine Charlotte
Princess Maria
Princess Wilhelmina, Princess Henry of Prussia
Princess Elisabetha
Caroline, Princess of Anhalt-Zerbst
| Friederike Charlotte of Hesse-Darmstadt | |
|---|---|
 Portrait by Johann Heinrich Tischbein, c. 1750-1755 | |
| Born | 8 September 1698 Darmstadt |
| Died | 22 March 1777 (aged 78) Darmstadt |
| Spouse | |
| Issue | Prince Karl Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine, Duchess of Oldenburg Princess Christine Charlotte Princess Maria Princess Wilhelmina, Princess Henry of Prussia Princess Elisabetha Caroline, Princess of Anhalt-Zerbst |
| House | Hesse-Darmstadt |
| Father | Ernest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt |
| Mother | Princess Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach |
Life
She was a daughter of Ernest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1667–1739) and his wife Dorothea Charlotte (1661–1705), daughter of Albrecht II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach.[1] On 6 October 1720 she became engaged to Maximilian of Hesse-Kassel (1689–1753), marrying him on 28 November 1720 in Darmstadt.
Marriage and issue
They had eight children:
- Karl (30 September 1721 in Kassel - 23 November 1722 in Kassel)
- Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine (31 October 1722 in Kassel - 28 February 1787 in Eutin) ∞ 1752 Frederick August I, Duke of Oldenburg
- Christine Charlotte (11 February 1725 in Kassel - 4 June 1782 in Kassel), from 17 April 1765 canoness of Herford Abbey, from 12 July 1766 coadjutor abbess of Herford
- Maria (25 February 1726 in Kassel - 14 March 1727 in Kassel)
- Wilhelmina (1726–1808) ∞ 1752 Prince Henry of Prussia
- A still-born child (born and died October 1729 in Kassel)
- Elisabetha Sophia Louisa (10 November 1730 in Kassel - 4 February 1731 in Kassel)
- Caroline Wilhelmina Sophia (10 May 1732 in Kassel - 22 May 1759 in Zerbst) ∞ 1753 Frederick Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst