Marie Luise von Degenfeld

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Luise von Degenfeld

Maria Susanne Loysa "Luise" von Degenfeld, 1667 created Countess, (November 28, 1634 in Strasbourg - March 18, 1677 in Mannheim)

Maria arrived in 1650 to Strasbourg - as a servant in the household of Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine. She caught his eye, and they were married in 1658 - after Charles Louis unilaterally divorced his wife, Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel. Maria was given the unique title of Raugravine of the Palatinate (Raugräfin von der Pfalz, related to countess, but implying jurisdiction over uninhabited lands), and their children were known as the Raugraves and Raugravines of the Palatinate.

They had 13 children in total, 8 of whom survived beyond childhood. The only one of her children to marry and have children was her daughter the Raugravine Karoline. Four of Marie's sons were killed in battle, one was killed in a duel.

Family

Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine, b. December 22, 1617,

Married

January 6, 1658 Schwetzingen

Children

1. Raugrave Karl Ludwig (15 October 1658 - 12 August 1688 Killed in action)

2. Raugravine Karoline (19 November 1659 - 28 June 1696)

3. Raugravine Luise (25 January 1661 - 6 February 1733)

4. Raugrave Ludwig (born and died 1662)

5. Raugravine Amalie Elisabeth (1 April 1663 - 13 July 1709)

6. Raugrave George Ludwig (30 March 1664 - 20 July 1665)

7. Raugravine Frederike (7 July 1665 - 7 August 1674)