Landgravine Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt
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Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt (June 20, 1854, Prenzlau - June 21, 1832, Bruchsal) was the daughter of Ludwig IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt. Amalie married her first cousin, Karl Ludwig of Baden (1755 - 1801), on July 15, 1775. He was the son of Margrave Charles Frederick (who in 1806, after his death, became the 1st Grand Duke of Baden) and Karoline Luise of Hesse-Darmstadt, the daughter of Ludwig VIII of Hesse-Darmstadt.
They had seven children:
- Katharina Karoline (July 13, 1776--November 13, 1841) married on March 9, 1797 her maternal aunt's widow, the then Duke Maximilian of Zweibrucken (May 27, 1756--October 13, 1825 as his second wife (and became grandmother of Empress Sisi). In 1799 her husband became Elector Palatine and Elector of Bavaria, and in 1804 King of Bavaria (her titles accordingly being Duchess, then Electress, then Queen).
- Louise (January 24, 1779--May 16, 1826) married on October 9, 1793 Tsar Alexander I of Russia (December 23, 1777--December 1, 1825).
- Friederike (March 12, 1781--September 25, 1826) married on October 31, 1797 King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden. They divorced in 1812.
- Marie (September 7, 1782--April 29, 1808) married on November 1, 1802 Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (October 9, 1771--June 16, 1815).
- Charles Frederick (September 13, 1784--March 1, 1785)
- Charles, the future 2nd Grand Duke of Baden (June 8, 1786 in Karlsruhe--December 8, 1818 in Rastatt)
- Wilhelmina (September 10, 1788--January 27, 1836) married on June 19, 1804 her first cousin Grand Duke Ludwig II of Hesse (December 26, 1777--June 16, 1848).
