Christiane Charlotte of Nassau-Ottweiler
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Christiane Charlotte of Nassau-Ottweiler (2 September 1685 – 6 November 1761) was a Countess of Nassau-Ottweiler by birth and by marriage successively Countess of Nassau-Saarbrücken
and countess of Hesse-Homburg
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(1651–1728) from his first marriage with Countess Christiane of Ahlefeldt (1659–1695).
She married her first husband, Count Charles Louis of Nassau-Saarbrücken
, on 22 April 1713 in Saarbrücken
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She closed her second marriage on 17 October 1728 in Saarbrücken with Landgrave Frederick III of Hesse-Homburg
. This marriage came into existence after mediation by Frederick's brother, Landgrave Ernest Louis of Hesse-Darmstadt
. This marriage should consolidate the ailing finances of Hesse-Homburg. An imperial debit commission had found only two silver spoons at the court. Frederick III had raised concerns and proposed to inform his bride-to-be, who demanded a proper dower
, about his financial situation. Ernest Louis then wrote to Frederick : "Write to her brother, write, as long as you have time, you can do so."
Nassau-Saarbrücken
Nassau-Saarbrücken was a county of the Holy Roman Empire in the Upper Rhenish Circle. It belonged to the Walram branch of the House of Nassau.-County of Saarbrücken:...
and countess of Hesse-Homburg
Hesse-Homburg
Hesse-Homburg was formed into a separate landgraviate in 1622 by the landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt to be ruled by his son, although it did not become independent of Hesse-Darmstadt until 1668....
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Life
Christiane Charlotte was a daughter of the Count Frederick Louis of Nassau-OttweilerFrederick Louis, Count of Nassau-Ottweiler
Frederick Louis of Nassau-Ottweiler was a member of the House of Nassau. He was the son of John Louis, Count of Nassau-Ottweiler and Countess Palatine Dorothea Catherine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler. He was count of Nassau-Ottweiler from 1680 until his death...
(1651–1728) from his first marriage with Countess Christiane of Ahlefeldt (1659–1695).
She married her first husband, Count Charles Louis of Nassau-Saarbrücken
Charles Louis, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken
Charles Louis, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken was the son of Count Gustav Adolf of Nassau-Saarbrücken and Countess Clara Eleanor of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein....
, on 22 April 1713 in Saarbrücken
Saarbrücken
Saarbrücken is the capital of the state of Saarland in Germany. The city is situated at the heart of a metropolitan area that borders on the west on Dillingen and to the north-east on Neunkirchen, where most of the people of the Saarland live....
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She closed her second marriage on 17 October 1728 in Saarbrücken with Landgrave Frederick III of Hesse-Homburg
Frederick III, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
Frederick III James of Hesse-Homburg was a Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg- Life :...
. This marriage came into existence after mediation by Frederick's brother, Landgrave Ernest Louis of Hesse-Darmstadt
Ernest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
Ernest Louis of Hesse-Darmstadt was Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt from 1678 to 1739. His parents were Landgrave Louis VI of Hesse-Darmstadt and Elisabeth Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg ....
. This marriage should consolidate the ailing finances of Hesse-Homburg. An imperial debit commission had found only two silver spoons at the court. Frederick III had raised concerns and proposed to inform his bride-to-be, who demanded a proper dower
Dower
Dower or morning gift was a provision accorded by law to a wife for her support in the event that she should survive her husband...
, about his financial situation. Ernest Louis then wrote to Frederick : "Write to her brother, write, as long as you have time, you can do so."
Issue
From her first marriage, Christiane Charlotte had two sons, who, however, both died in infancy:- Charles Frederick (1718–1719)
- Louis Charles (1720–1721)