Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt | |
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Landgravine consort of Hesse-Homburg | |
Tenure | 27 September 1768 – 20 January 1820 |
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 (m. 1768; died 1820) |
Issue | Frederick VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg Louis William, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg Caroline, Princess of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt Louise, Princess Charles Günther of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt Amalie, Hereditary Princess of Anhalt-Dessau Auguste, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Philip, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg Gustav, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg Ferdinand, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg Maria Anna, Princess of Prussia Prince Leopold |
House | Hesse |
Father | Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt |
Mother | Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken |
Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt (2 March 1746 – 18 September 1821) was Landgravine consort of Hesse-Homburg by marriage to Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg.
Caroline was born on 2 March 1746 in Buchsweiler. She was the eldest daughter of Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt and his wife Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld.
She married Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg on 27 September 1768. The marriage was contracted for diplomatic and political reasons as the symbol of an inheritance dispute between their respective families. Caroline and Frederick V produced many children but their marriage never developed into a personal relationship, and they lived mostly separated lives. Caroline often spent time in her villa in the forest near Homburg.
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