Princess Christine Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel
German princess and Calvinist abbess (1725–1782)
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Princess Christine Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel (11 February 1725 – 4 June 1782) was a Hessian princess who lived as a secular canoness before becoming a coadjutor princess-abbess of Herford Abbey.
Kassel
Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel
Holy Roman Empire
Kassel
Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel
Holy Roman Empire
| Christine Charlotte | |
|---|---|
Portrait of Princess Christina Charlotte from 1754 by Johann Heinrich Tischbein | |
| Princess-Abbess Coadjutor of Herford Abbey | |
| Reign | 1766 – 1779 |
| Born | 11 February 1725 Kassel Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | 4 June 1782 (aged 57) Kassel Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel Holy Roman Empire |
| House | Hesse-Kassel |
| Father | Maximilian of Hesse-Kassel |
| Mother | Friederike Charlotte of Hesse-Darmstadt |
Biography
Princess Christina Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel was born in Kassel on 11 February 1725 to Prince Maximilian of Hesse-Kassel and Princess Friederike Charlotte of Hesse-Darmstadt. She was a sister of Caroline, Princess of Anhalt-Zerbst; Princess Henry of Prussia; and Princess Ulrike, Duchess of Oldenburg. Christina Charlotte was a granddaughter of Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel on her father's side and Ernest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt on her mother's side.
She was painted by Johann Heinrich Tischbein in 1754.[1]
A staunch Calvinist, Christina Charlotte chose a religious life. On 17 April 1765, she became a secular canoness at Herford Abbey, a Lutheran imperial abbey in Saxony. On 12 July 1766, she was appointed coadjutor abbess of Herford, where she ruled alongside Friederike Charlotte of Brandenburg-Schwedt.[2] She resigned from her position in 1779.[3]
Christina Charlotte died on 4 June 1782 in Kassel.