Karoline Ernestine of Erbach-Schönberg
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Countess Karoline Ernestine of Erbach-Schönberg, born 20 August 1727 (20 July, according to other sources) at Gedern
, Oberhessen, Hesse-Darmstadt
, in the then Holy Roman Empire
, was a daughter of George August, Count of Erbach-Schönberg, and Ferdinande Henriette, Countess of Stolberg-Gedern. She died at Ebersdorf
, Thuringia, on 22 April 1796, at age 69.
, Bavaria
, and had seven children, all of them born at Ebersdorf
, Reuss-Jhungere-Linie, Thuringia
.
Gedern
Gedern is a town in the Wetteraukreis district in Hesse, Germany, and historically belongs to Oberhessen. It is located northeast of Hanau at the foot of the Vogelsberg, once one of the largest inactive volcanoes in Europe.-Neighboring towns:...
, Oberhessen, Hesse-Darmstadt
Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt
The Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt was a member state of the Holy Roman Empire. It was formed in 1567 following the division of the Landgraviate of Hesse between the four sons of Philip I, the last Landgrave of Hesse....
, in the then Holy Roman Empire
Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire was a realm that existed from 962 to 1806 in Central Europe.It was ruled by the Holy Roman Emperor. Its character changed during the Middle Ages and the Early Modern period, when the power of the emperor gradually weakened in favour of the princes...
, was a daughter of George August, Count of Erbach-Schönberg, and Ferdinande Henriette, Countess of Stolberg-Gedern. She died at Ebersdorf
Saalburg-Ebersdorf
Saalburg-Ebersdorf is a town in the Saale-Orla-Kreis district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the river Saale, 10 km southwest of Schleiz, and 30 km west of Plauen....
, Thuringia, on 22 April 1796, at age 69.
Family
She married Heinrich XXIV, Count of Reuss-Ebersdorf, on 28 June 1754 at ThurnauThurnau
Thurnau is a municipality in the district Kulmbach, Germany.It is known for golfing as well as its potteries.Thurnau is known for transmitter Thurnau, the medium wave transmission site for Deutschlandfunk, a German national information radio station....
, Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
, and had seven children, all of them born at Ebersdorf
Saalburg-Ebersdorf
Saalburg-Ebersdorf is a town in the Saale-Orla-Kreis district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the river Saale, 10 km southwest of Schleiz, and 30 km west of Plauen....
, Reuss-Jhungere-Linie, Thuringia
Thuringia
The Free State of Thuringia is a state of Germany, located in the central part of the country.It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states....
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- Heinrich XLVI (b. Ebersdorf, 14 May 1755 - d. Ebersdorf, 18 April 1757).
- Augusta Caroline Sophia (b. Ebersdorf, 19 January 1757 - d. Coburg, 16 November 1831), crowned Princess of Reuss-Ebersdorf (German: Fürstin Reuß zu Ebersdorf) on 9 April 1806; married on 13 June 1777 to Duke Franz of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld.
- Louise Christine (b. Ebersdorf, 2 June 1759 - d. Lobenstein, 5 December 1840), crowned Princess of Reuss-Ebersdorf (German: Fürstin Reuß zu Ebersdorf) on 9 April 1806; married on 1 June 1781 to Prince Heinrich XLIII of Reuss-Köstritz.
- Heinrich LI (b. Ebersdorf, 16 May 1761 - d. Ebersdorf, 10 July 1822), crowned Prince of Reuss-Ebersdorf (German: Fürst Reuß zu Ebersdorf) on 9 April 1806.
- Ernestine Ferdinande (b. Ebersdorf, 28 April 1762 - d. Ebersdorf, 19 May 1763).
- Heinrich LIII Count of Reuss (b. Ebersdorf, 24 May 1765 - d. Ebersdorf, 28 June 1770).
- Henriette (b. Ebersdorf, 9 May 1767 - d. Coburg, 3 September 1801), married on 4 July 1787 to Prince Karl of Leiningen-Dagsburg-HartenburgEmich Carl, 2nd Prince of LeiningenEmich Carl, Prince of Leiningen was a German nobleman.He was born at Dürckheim, the fourth child and only son of Carl Friedrich Wilhelm, Count of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hartenburg by his wife Countess Christiane Wilhelmine Luise of Solms-Rödelheim and Assenheim...
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