Karoline Ernestine of Erbach-Schönberg

Karoline Ernestine of Erbach-Schönberg, born 20 August 1727 (20 July, according to other sources) at Gedern, Oberhessen, Hesse-Darmstadt, actual Germany, was daughter of Georg August, Count of Erbach-Schönberg, and Ferdinande Henriette, Countess of Stolbert-Gedern. She died at Ebersdorf, Thuringia, on 22 April 1796, at age 69.

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She married Heinrich XXIV, Count of Reuss-Ebersdorf, on 28 June 1754 at Thurnau, Bavaria, and had seven children, all of them born at Ebersdorf, Reuss-Jhungere-Linie, Thuringia.

Heinrich XLVI (b. Ebersdorf, 14 May 1755 - d. Ebersodrf, 18 April 1757).
Augusta Caroline Sophia (b. Ebersdorf, 19 January 1757 - d. Coburg, 16 November 1831), crowned Princess of Reuss-Ebersdorf (German: Fürstin Reuß zu Ebersdorf) on 9 April 1806; married on 13 June 1777 to Duke Franz of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld.
Louise Christine (b. Ebersdorf, 2 June 1759 - d. Lobenstein, 5 December 1840), crowned Princess of Reuss-Ebersdorf (German: Fürstin Reuß zu Ebersdorf) on 9 April 1806; married on 1 June 1781 to Prince Heinrich XLIII of Reuss-Köstritz.
Heinrich LI (b. Ebersdorf, 16 May 1761 - d. Ebersdorf, 10 July 1822), crowned Prince of Reuss-Ebersdorf (German: Fürst Reuß zu Ebersdorf) on 9 April 1806.
Ernestine Ferdinande (b. Ebersdorf, 28 April 1762 - d. Ebersdorf, 19 May 1763).
Heinrich LIII Count of Reuss (b. Ebersdorf, 24 May 1765 - d. Ebersdorf, 28 June 1770).
Henriette (b. Ebersdorf, 9 May 1767 - d. Coburg, 3 September 1801), married on 4 July 1787 to Prince Karl of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hartenburg.