Landgravine Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt

Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt
Landgravine consort of Hesse-Homburg

Born	(1746-03-02)2 March 1746 Buchsweiler
Died	18 September 1821(1821-09-18) (aged 75) Bad Homburg vor der Höhe
Spouse	Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
Father	Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
Mother	Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken

Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt (2 March 1746, Buchsweiler – 18 September 1821, Homburg) was a German noblewoman. She was the eldest daughter of Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt and his wife Caroline. She married Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg on 27 September 1768.

They had these following children:

Frederick VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg (1769–1829), married Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (1770–1840)
Louis William (1770–1839), married Princess Augusta of Nassau-Usingen (1778–1846), divorced in 1805
Caroline (1771–1854), married Prince Louis Frederick II of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1767–1807)
Louise Ulrike (1772–1854), married Prince Charles Günther of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1771–1825)
Amalie (1774–1846), married Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (1769–1814)
Auguste (1776–1871), married Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1778–1819)
Philip (1779–1846), married Rosalie Antonie, Countess of Naumburg, Baroness Schimmelpfennig von der Oye, née Pototschnig (1806–1845)
Gustav (1781–1848), married Princess Louise of Anhalt-Dessau (1798–1858)
Ferdinand (1783–1866), the last Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
Maria Anna (1785–1846) married Prince Wilhelm of Prussia (1783–1851)
Leopold (1787–1813), fell in the Battle of Großgörschen

Ancestry

Ancestors of Landgravine Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt

19. Sophie Margaret of Oettingen-Oettingen

23. Johanne Elisabeth of Baden-Durlach

1. Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt

26. Johann Jakob, Count of Rappoltstein

13. Katharina Agathe of Rappoltstein

27. Anna Claudia of Salm

29. Eleonore Klare of Hohenlohe

15. Philippine Henriette of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

31. Juliana Dorothea of Castell-Remlingen

German royalty
Vacant Title last held by Ulrike Louise of Solms-Braunfels	Landgravine consort of Hesse-Homburg 27 September 1768 – 20 January 1820	Succeeded by Elizabeth of the United Kingdom

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