Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt
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Princess Friederike Caroline Luise of Hesse-Darmstadt (20 August 1752 – 22 May 1782) was a member of the House of Hesse
and by marriage a Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
.
She is a direct matrilineal
ancestor (through women only) of Queen Margaret II of Denmark, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
, King Albert II of Belgium
, King Harald V of Norway
, and Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg.
, the eldest daughter of Prince George William of Hesse-Darmstadt, second son of Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
, and Countess Maria Louise Albertine of Leiningen-Falkenburg-Dagsburg
.
She married Duke Charles of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
on 18 September 1768 in Darmstadt. They had ten children together. Two daughters became queens consort as Louise
would marry Frederick William III of Prussia
and Frederica
would marry Ernest Augustus I of Hanover
.
Friederike died of complications resulting from child birth in Hanover
, where her husband was field marshal
of the household brigade. After her death her husband married her younger sister Charlotte in 1784. In 1794 her husband succeeded to the throne of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
as Charles II and in 1815 at the Congress of Vienna
, he was raised to the title grand duke.
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| Duchess Charlotte Georgine
Duchess of Saxe-Hildburghausen
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||17 November 1769-
14 May 1818
|| Married in 1785 to Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg and had issue;
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| Duchess Karoline Auguste
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|| 17 February 1771-
11 January 1773
|| Died in infancy
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| Duke Georg Karl
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|| 4 March 1772-
21 May 1773
|| Died in infancy
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| Duchess Therese
Princess of Thurn and Taxis
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|| 5 April 1773-
12 February 1839
|| Married Prince Karl Alexander of Thurn and Taxis
and had issue;
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| Duke Friedrich Georg
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|| 1 September 1775-
5 November 1775
|| Died in infancy
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| Duchess Louise
Queen of Prussia
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|| 10 March 1776-
19 July 1810
|| Married in 1793 to Frederick William III of Prussia
and had issue;
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| Duchess Frederica
Queen of Hanover
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|| 3 March 1778-
29 June 1841
|| Married first in 1793 Prince Louis Charles of Prussia
and had issue;
married second in 1798 to Prince Frederick William of Solms-Braunfels
and had issue;
married third in 1815 to Ernest Augustus I of Hanover
and had issue;
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| George
Grand Duke of Mecklenburg
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|| 12 August 1779-
September 1860
|| Married in 1817 Princess Marie of Hesse-Kassel
and had issue;
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| Duke Friedrich Karl
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|| 7 January 1781-
24 March 1783
|| Died in infancy
|-
| Duchess Auguste Albertine
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|| 19 May 1782-
20 May 1782
|| Died in infancy
|}
House of Hesse
The House of Hesse is a European royal dynasty from the region of Hesse, originally and still formally the House of Brabant.-History:The origins of the House of Hesse begin with the marriage of Sophie of Thuringia, daughter of Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia and Elizabeth of Hungary with Henry...
and by marriage a Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Mecklenburg-Strelitz was a duchy and later grand duchy in northern Germany, consisting of the eastern fifth of the historic Mecklenburg region, roughly corresponding with the present-day Mecklenburg-Strelitz district , and the western exclave of the former Bishopric of Ratzeburg in modern...
.
She is a direct matrilineal
Matrilineality
Matrilineality is a system in which descent is traced through the mother and maternal ancestors. Matrilineality is also a societal system in which one belongs to one's matriline or mother's lineage, which can involve the inheritance of property and/or titles.A matriline is a line of descent from a...
ancestor (through women only) of Queen Margaret II of Denmark, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
Beatrix of the Netherlands
Beatrix is the Queen regnant of the Kingdom of the Netherlands comprising the Netherlands, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, and Aruba. She is the first daughter of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld. She studied law at Leiden University...
, King Albert II of Belgium
Albert II of Belgium
Albert II is the current reigning King of the Belgians, a constitutional monarch. He is a member of the royal house "of Belgium"; formerly this house was named Saxe-Coburg-Gotha...
, King Harald V of Norway
Harald V of Norway
Harald V is the king of Norway. He succeeded to the throne of Norway upon the death of his father Olav V on 17 January 1991...
, and Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg.
Life
Friederike was born in DarmstadtDarmstadt
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...
, the eldest daughter of Prince George William of Hesse-Darmstadt, second son of Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
Louis VIII was the Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt from 1739 to 1768. He was the son of Ernest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt and Margravine Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach....
, and Countess Maria Louise Albertine of Leiningen-Falkenburg-Dagsburg
Maria Louise Albertine of Leiningen-Falkenburg-Dagsburg
Maria Louise Albertine of Leiningen-Falkenburg-Dagsburg ; also known as princess George, was heiress to the barony of Broich and by marriage Princess of Hesse-Darmstadt...
.
She married Duke Charles of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg was ruler of the state of Mecklenburg-Strelitz from 1794 until his death. Originally ruling as duke he was raised to the title grand duke in 1815...
on 18 September 1768 in Darmstadt. They had ten children together. Two daughters became queens consort as Louise
Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Duchess Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was Queen consort of Prussia as the wife of King Frederick William III...
would marry Frederick William III of Prussia
Frederick William III of Prussia
Frederick William III was king of Prussia from 1797 to 1840. He was in personal union the sovereign prince of the Principality of Neuchâtel .-Early life:...
and Frederica
Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz , Duchess of Cumberland and later Queen of Hanover , was the consort of Ernest Augustus I of Hanover, the fifth son and eighth child of George III and Queen Charlotte.She was born in the Altes Palais of Hanover as the fifth...
would marry Ernest Augustus I of Hanover
Ernest Augustus I of Hanover
Ernest Augustus I was King of Hanover from 20 June 1837 until his death. He was the fifth son and eighth child of George III, who reigned in both the United Kingdom and Hanover...
.
Friederike died of complications resulting from child birth in Hanover
Hanover
Hanover or Hannover, on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony , Germany and was once by personal union the family seat of the Hanoverian Kings of Great Britain, under their title as the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg...
, where her husband was field marshal
Field Marshal
Field Marshal is a military rank. Traditionally, it is the highest military rank in an army.-Etymology:The origin of the rank of field marshal dates to the early Middle Ages, originally meaning the keeper of the king's horses , from the time of the early Frankish kings.-Usage and hierarchical...
of the household brigade. After her death her husband married her younger sister Charlotte in 1784. In 1794 her husband succeeded to the throne of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Mecklenburg-Strelitz was a duchy and later grand duchy in northern Germany, consisting of the eastern fifth of the historic Mecklenburg region, roughly corresponding with the present-day Mecklenburg-Strelitz district , and the western exclave of the former Bishopric of Ratzeburg in modern...
as Charles II and in 1815 at the Congress of Vienna
Congress of Vienna
The Congress of Vienna was a conference of ambassadors of European states chaired by Klemens Wenzel von Metternich, and held in Vienna from September, 1814 to June, 1815. The objective of the Congress was to settle the many issues arising from the French Revolutionary Wars, the Napoleonic Wars,...
, he was raised to the title grand duke.
Issue
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| Duchess Charlotte Georgine
Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Duchess Charlotte Georgine Luise Friederike of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was a member of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and a Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz by birth and a member of the House of Saxe-Hildburghausen and Duchess consort of Saxe-Hildburghausen...
Duchess of Saxe-Hildburghausen
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||17 November 1769-
14 May 1818
|| Married in 1785 to Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg and had issue;
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| Duchess Karoline Auguste
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|| 17 February 1771-
11 January 1773
|| Died in infancy
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| Duke Georg Karl
||
|| 4 March 1772-
21 May 1773
|| Died in infancy
|-
| Duchess Therese
Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Duchess Therese Mathilde Amalie of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was a member of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and a Duchess of Mecklenburg. Through her marriage to Karl Alexander, 5th Prince of Thurn and Taxis, Therese was also a member of the House of Thurn and Taxis.-Family:Therese Mathilde Amalie...
Princess of Thurn and Taxis
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|| 5 April 1773-
12 February 1839
|| Married Prince Karl Alexander of Thurn and Taxis
Karl Alexander, 5th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
-Titles and styles:*22 February 1770 – 17 March 1773: His Serene Highness Prince Karl Alexander of Thurn and Taxis*17 March 1773 – 13 November 1805: His Serene Highness The Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis...
and had issue;
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| Duke Friedrich Georg
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|| 1 September 1775-
5 November 1775
|| Died in infancy
|-
| Duchess Louise
Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Duchess Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was Queen consort of Prussia as the wife of King Frederick William III...
Queen of Prussia
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|| 10 March 1776-
19 July 1810
|| Married in 1793 to Frederick William III of Prussia
Frederick William III of Prussia
Frederick William III was king of Prussia from 1797 to 1840. He was in personal union the sovereign prince of the Principality of Neuchâtel .-Early life:...
and had issue;
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| Duchess Frederica
Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz , Duchess of Cumberland and later Queen of Hanover , was the consort of Ernest Augustus I of Hanover, the fifth son and eighth child of George III and Queen Charlotte.She was born in the Altes Palais of Hanover as the fifth...
Queen of Hanover
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|| 3 March 1778-
29 June 1841
|| Married first in 1793 Prince Louis Charles of Prussia
Prince Louis Charles of Prussia
Prince Louis Charles of Prussia was the second son and third child of Frederick William II of Prussia and Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt.-Marriage and issue:...
and had issue;
married second in 1798 to Prince Frederick William of Solms-Braunfels
Prince Frederick William of Solms-Braunfels
Prince Frederick William of Solms-Braunfels was a Prussian Major General.He was the son of Prince Wilhelm Ernst Ferdinand of Solms-Braunfels and Countess Sophie Christine Wilhelmine of Solms-Laubach .He became known mainly through his marriage to Princess Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz...
and had issue;
married third in 1815 to Ernest Augustus I of Hanover
Ernest Augustus I of Hanover
Ernest Augustus I was King of Hanover from 20 June 1837 until his death. He was the fifth son and eighth child of George III, who reigned in both the United Kingdom and Hanover...
and had issue;
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| George
Grand Duke of Mecklenburg
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|| 12 August 1779-
September 1860
|| Married in 1817 Princess Marie of Hesse-Kassel
Princess Marie of Hesse-Kassel
Princess and Landgravine Marie of Hesse-Kassel was the consort of George, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.-Early life:Her Serene Highness Princess and Landgravine Marie of Hesse-Kassel, second daughter of Landgrave Frederick of Hesse-Kassel, and his wife, Princess Caroline of Nassau-Usingen,...
and had issue;
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| Duke Friedrich Karl
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|| 7 January 1781-
24 March 1783
|| Died in infancy
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| Duchess Auguste Albertine
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|| 19 May 1782-
20 May 1782
|| Died in infancy
|}