| Philippine of Brandenburg-Schwedt | |
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| Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel | |
| Philippine Auguste in 1775. | |
| Spouse | Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel |
| Full name | |
| German: Philippine Auguste Amalie | |
| House | House of Hohenzollern (by birth) House of Hesse-Kassel (by marriage) |
| Father | Margrave Frederick William of Brandenburg-Schwedt |
| Mother | Sophia Dorothea of Prussia |
| Born | 10 October 1745 Schwedt |
| Died | 1 May 1800 (aged 54) Berlin |
Margravine Philippine Auguste Amalie of Brandenburg-Schwedt (10 October 1745 – 1 May 1800) was a daughter of Margrave Frederick William of Brandenburg-Schwedt and Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia.[1] By her marriage to Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel, she became Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel.
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Philippine was one of five children born to Margrave Frederick William of Brandenburg-Schwedt and his wife Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia. Her siblings included Friederike Dorothea, Duchess of Württemberg and Elisabeth Louise, Princess of Prussia.
Her paternal grandparents were Philip William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt and Princess Johanna Charlotte of Anhalt-Dessau.
Her maternal grandparents were Frederick William I of Prussia and Sophia Dorothea of Hanover.
Philippine was very early on chosen by her aunt, Queen Louisa Ulrika of Sweden, as the future queen of Sweden; her mother was the queen's favourite, and Louisa Ulrika wished Philippine to marry her son, Gustav (later Gustav III of Sweden).[2] These plans were broken however when Gustav was married to Sophia Magdalena of Denmark in 1766. Louisa Ulrika then wanted Philippine to marry her younger son, Charles, but instead, Gustav decided that his brother should marry Hedwig Elizabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp.[2]
On 10 January 1773, Philippine married Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel in Berlin.[1] She was his second wife (his previous wife Mary had died the previous year); he was also twenty-five years older. Philippine thus became stepmother to Frederick's three surviving sons (William, Charles, and Frederick). Philippine would not produce any legitimate children herself however.
During her marriage, Philippine led a widely independent life, even setting up her own court. In 1777, she gave birth to an illegitimate son with the statesman Georg Ernst Levin von Wintzingerode. She helped reconcile her husband to his children from his first marriage (whom he had not seen since 1754).
Her husband Frederick died on 31 October 1785. Philippine died on 1 May 1800.[1]
Three places, all established in 1778 and incorporated into Wolfhagen in 1971, are named after Philippine:
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Margravine Philippine of Brandenburg-Schwedt
Cadet branch of the House of Hohenzollern
Born: 5 March 1723 Died: 14 January 1772 |
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Title last held by
Mary of Great Britain |
Landgravine consort of Hesse-Kassel 10 January 1773 – 31 October 1785 |
Succeeded by Wilhelmina Caroline of Denmark |