| Karoline Amalie of Hesse-Kassel | |
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| Duchess of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg | |
| Spouse | Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg |
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| German: Karoline Amalie | |
| House | House of Hesse-Kassel (by birth) House of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (by marriage) |
| Father | William I, Elector of Hesse |
| Mother | Princess Wilhelmina Caroline of Denmark and Norway |
| Born | 11 July 1771 Hanau |
| Died | 22 February 1848 (aged 76) Gotha |
Karoline Amalie of Hesse-Kassel (11 July 1771, Hanau – 22 February 1848, Gotha), was a German princess member of the House of Hesse-Kassel and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg.
She the daughter of Landgrave (later Prince) William I by her wife Princess Wilhelmina Caroline of Denmark and Norway, daughter of King Frederick V.
On 24 April 1802 she married Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, who in 1804 succeeded to that duchy. The marriage remained childless.
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Landgravine Karoline Amalie of Hesse-Kassel
Cadet branch of the House of Hesse
Born: 11 July 1771 Died: 22 February 1848 |
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| Preceded by Charlotte of Saxe-Meiningen |
Duchess consort of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 20 April 1804 - 27 May 1822 |
The line of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg went extinct and was split between Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld and Saxe-Hildburghausen to form Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Saxe-Altenburg |
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