Elisabeth Henriëtte of Hesse-Kassel
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Elisabeth Henriëtte of Hesse-Kassel (18 November 1661 - 7 July 1683) was the daughter of William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
and Hedwig Sophia of Brandenburg
(1623–1683) a sister of Elector Frederick William of Brandenburg
.
, her cousin, on family grounds. This marriage was decided against in favor of Frederick's marriage to a sister of Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I
. When this plan failed the proposal for him to marry Elisabeth Henriette was revived.
In April 1678 Hedwig Sophie and Elisabeth Henriette travelled to Berlin, but Elisabeth Henriette had to wait a year in the Stadtschloss, Berlin for her marriage, whilst Frederick was away signing the Treaty of Nijmegen
. The marriage, however, turned out to be a love match - the young couple lived in Schloss Köpenick and had one child, a daughter called Louise Dorothea (1680–1705).
Elisabeth Henriette died at 21 after only 4 years of marriage and was buried in the Berliner Dom
.
William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel , known as William the Just, was Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel from 1637 to 1663.-Life:...
and Hedwig Sophia of Brandenburg
Hedwig Sophia of Brandenburg
Hedwig Sophia of Brandenburg was Landgravine consort and Regent of Hesse-Kassel. Daughter of George William, Elector of Brandenburg and Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate, she married in 1649 to William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel...
(1623–1683) a sister of Elector Frederick William of Brandenburg
Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg
|align=right|Frederick William was Elector of Brandenburg and Duke of Prussia – and thus ruler of Brandenburg-Prussia – from 1640 until his death. A member of the House of Hohenzollern, he is popularly known as the "Great Elector" because of his military and political prowess...
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Biography
Landgräfin Hedwig Sophie promoted Elisabeth Henriette's marriage with Frederick, Electoral Prince of BrandenburgFrederick I of Prussia
Frederick I , of the Hohenzollern dynasty, was Elector of Brandenburg and Duke of Prussia in personal union . The latter function he upgraded to royalty, becoming the first King in Prussia . From 1707 he was in personal union the sovereign prince of the Principality of Neuchâtel...
, her cousin, on family grounds. This marriage was decided against in favor of Frederick's marriage to a sister of Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
| style="float:right;" | Leopold I was a Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and King of Bohemia. A member of the Habsburg family, he was the second son of Emperor Ferdinand III and his first wife, Maria Anna of Spain. His maternal grandparents were Philip III of Spain and Margaret of Austria...
. When this plan failed the proposal for him to marry Elisabeth Henriette was revived.
In April 1678 Hedwig Sophie and Elisabeth Henriette travelled to Berlin, but Elisabeth Henriette had to wait a year in the Stadtschloss, Berlin for her marriage, whilst Frederick was away signing the Treaty of Nijmegen
Treaties of Nijmegen
The Treaties of Peace of Nijmegen were a series of treaties signed in the Dutch city of Nijmegen between August 1678 and December 1679...
. The marriage, however, turned out to be a love match - the young couple lived in Schloss Köpenick and had one child, a daughter called Louise Dorothea (1680–1705).
Elisabeth Henriette died at 21 after only 4 years of marriage and was buried in the Berliner Dom
Berliner Dom
Berlin Cathedral is the colloquial name for the Evangelical Oberpfarr- und Domkirche in Berlin, Germany...
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Issue
- Princess Luise Dorothea of Prussia (29 September 1680 – 23 December 1705) married Landgrave Frederick of Hesse-KasselFrederick I of SwedenFrederick I, , was a prince consort of Sweden from 1718 to 1720, and a King of Sweden from 1720 until his death and also Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel from 1730...
, no issue.
Ancestry
Titles and styles
- 18 November 1661 – 13 August 1679 Her Serene Highness Landgravine Elisabeth Henriëtte of Hesse-Kassel
- 13 August 1679 – 27 June 1683 Her Serene Highness the Electoral Princess of Brandenburg