Landgravine Sophie of Hesse-Kassel

Sophie of Hesse-Kassel
Spouse(s) Philip I, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe
Noble family House of Hesse-Kassel
Father Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
Mother Juliana of Nassau-Dillenburg
Born 12 September 1615
Kassel
Died 22 November 1670 (aged 55)
Bückeburg

Sophie of Hesse-Kassel (12 September 1615, in Kassel - 22 November 1670, in Bückeburg) was a princess of Hesse-Kassel by birth and by marriage Countess of Schaumburg-Lippe.

Life

Sophie was a daughter of Count Maurice of Hesse-Kassel (1572–1632) from his marriage to Juliane (1587–1643), daughter of Count John of Nassau-Dillenburg.

She married on 12 October 1640 in Hagen Count Philip I of Schaumburg-Lippe (1601–1681). Through his marriage secured Philip the renewed investiture with the districts Rodenberg, Hagenburg and Arensburg, which was conditional on his county being under the auspices of Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Kassel.

Descendants

From her marriage with Philip, Sophie had the following children:

married in 1664 (divorced in 1678) Count John Adolph of Bentheim-Tecklenburg (1637-1704)
married in 1676 Duke August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (1652-1689)
married in 1676, Count Philipp Christoph of Breunner to Asparn (d. 1708)
married firstly in 1691 (divorced in 1725) Countess Johanna Sophie of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1673-1743)
married secondly in 1725 Anna Maria of Gall (1707-1760)
married in 1676 Count John Heinrich of Kuefstein (1643-1687)
married in 1686 princess Dorothea Amalie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (1656-1739)

References and sources

Landgravine Sophie of Hesse-Kassel
House of Hesse-Kassel
Born: 12 September 1615 Died: 22 November 1670
New title Countess consort of Schaumburg-Lippe
1644-1670
Succeeded by
Johanna Sophia of Hohenlohe-Langenburg