Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken
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Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken (12 August 1704 – 25 March 1774, Darmstadt
) was Countess Palatine and by marriage Countess Palatine of Palatinate-Zweibrücken
.
(† 1713) and Countess Philippine Henriette of Hohenlohe (1679–1751 ). On 21 September 1719, at the age of 15, she married her godfather, the 29 year old Christian III of Zweibrücken
. The wedding took place at Castle Lorenzen in Nassau
.
From this connection are four children:
When Christian III died in 1735, Caroline took over the Regency
for five years, with the consent of Emperor Charles VI
, until her son Christian IV came of age.
From 1744 to 1774 she lived at Bergzabern Castle. She died on 25 March 1774 in Darmstadt at the age of 69. Her grave is in the City Church in Darmstadt
.
Darmstadt
Darmstadt is a city in the Bundesland of Hesse in Germany, located in the southern part of the Rhine Main Area.The sandy soils in the Darmstadt area, ill-suited for agriculture in times before industrial fertilisation, prevented any larger settlement from developing, until the city became the seat...
) was Countess Palatine and by marriage Countess Palatine of Palatinate-Zweibrücken
Palatinate-Zweibrücken
Palatinate-Zweibrücken is a former state of the Holy Roman Empire. Its capital was Zweibrücken.-Overview:→ History before 1394 see main article County of Zweibrücken→ History before 1444 see main article County of Veldenz...
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Biography
She was the daughter of Count Louis Crato of Nassau-SaarbrückenLouis Crato, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken
Louis Crato, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken was the son of Count Gustav Adolph of Nassau-Saarbrücken and Clara Eleanor, Countess of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein. He was educated at Neuenstein with his uncle, Count Wolfgang Julius of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein, and later in Tübingen...
(† 1713) and Countess Philippine Henriette of Hohenlohe (1679–1751 ). On 21 September 1719, at the age of 15, she married her godfather, the 29 year old Christian III of Zweibrücken
Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld was Duke of Zweibrücken from 1731–1735. He was the son of Christian II of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld and Katharina Agathe, Countess of Rappoltstein...
. The wedding took place at Castle Lorenzen in Nassau
Nassau, Germany
Nassau is a town located in the German Land of Rhineland-Palatinate. It lies in the Lahn River valley between the cities of Bad Ems and Limburg an der Lahn. Nassau is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde of Nassau. The town is on the German-Dutch holiday road, the Orange Route...
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From this connection are four children:
- Caroline Henriette ChristineCountess Palatine Caroline of ZweibrückenCaroline of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken was wife of the Landgrave of Hessen-Darmstadt and one of the most learned women of her time.-Biography:...
(1721–1774), called "the great landgravine"
- married to Landgrave Louis IX of Hesse-DarmstadtLouis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-DarmstadtLouis IX of Hesse-Darmstadt was the Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt from 1768 - 1790. He was a son of Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, and Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg and Müntzenberg....
- Christian IVChristian IV, Count Palatine of ZweibrückenChristian IV, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld was Duke of Zweibrücken from 1735 to 1775. He was the son of Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken and Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken.In 1751 he married, morganatically, Maria Johanna Camasse...
(1722–1775), Count Palatine and Duke of Palatinate-ZweibrückenPalatinate-ZweibrückenPalatinate-Zweibrücken is a former state of the Holy Roman Empire. Its capital was Zweibrücken.-Overview:→ History before 1394 see main article County of Zweibrücken→ History before 1444 see main article County of Veldenz... - Frederick Michael (1724–1767), Count Palatine of Birkenfeld
- Christiane HenrietteChristiane Henriette, Countess Palatine of ZweibrückenChristiane Henriette of Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld was a Countess of Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld by birth and by marriage a Princess of Waldeck-Pyrmont.- Life :...
(1725–1816), Countess Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld and by marriage Princess of Waldeck-Pyrmont
- Christian IV
When Christian III died in 1735, Caroline took over the Regency
Regent
A regent, from the Latin regens "one who reigns", is a person selected to act as head of state because the ruler is a minor, not present, or debilitated. Currently there are only two ruling Regencies in the world, sovereign Liechtenstein and the Malaysian constitutive state of Terengganu...
for five years, with the consent of Emperor Charles VI
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles VI was the penultimate Habsburg sovereign of the Habsburg Empire. He succeeded his elder brother, Joseph I, as Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia , Hungary and Croatia , Archduke of Austria, etc., in 1711...
, until her son Christian IV came of age.
From 1744 to 1774 she lived at Bergzabern Castle. She died on 25 March 1774 in Darmstadt at the age of 69. Her grave is in the City Church in Darmstadt
Darmstadt
Darmstadt is a city in the Bundesland of Hesse in Germany, located in the southern part of the Rhine Main Area.The sandy soils in the Darmstadt area, ill-suited for agriculture in times before industrial fertilisation, prevented any larger settlement from developing, until the city became the seat...
.