Margravine Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach
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Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach (28 November 1661, Ansbach
– 15 November 1705, Darmstadt
) was a German noblewomen, and by her marriage to Ernest Louis
countess of Hesse-Darmstadt
. The marriage took place in 1 December 1687.
(1620–1667) from his second marriage to Sophia Margaret of Oettingen-Oettingen (1634–1664), daughter of Count Joachim Ernest of Oettingen-Oettingen.
On 1 December 1687 she married the Landgrave Ernest Louis of Hesse-Darmstadt
. He was under the guardianship of his mother, Elisabeth Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
until 1688.
Dorothea Charlotte was a pietist
and exerted some influence upon the affairs of state in favour of the pietists in the first years of her marriage. In cooperation with Philipp Jakob Spener
, whose patron she became, she promoted pietism at the court and the local University. After her death, Ernest Louis turned against pietism.
She died in 1705 and was buried in the City Church in Darmstadt
.
Ansbach
Ansbach, originally Onolzbach, is a town in Bavaria, Germany. It is the capital of the administrative region of Middle Franconia. Ansbach is situated southwest of Nuremberg and north of Munich, on the Fränkische Rezat, a tributary of the Main river. As of 2004, its population was 40,723.Ansbach...
– 15 November 1705, 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 a German noblewomen, and by her marriage to Ernest Louis
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 ....
countess of 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....
. The marriage took place in 1 December 1687.
Life
Dorothea Charlotte was a daughter of the Margrave Albert of Brandenburg-AnsbachAlbert II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Albert II or V of Brandenburg-Ansbach was a German nobleman, who was margrave of Ansbach from 1634 until his death.-Life:...
(1620–1667) from his second marriage to Sophia Margaret of Oettingen-Oettingen (1634–1664), daughter of Count Joachim Ernest of Oettingen-Oettingen.
On 1 December 1687 she married the 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 ....
. He was under the guardianship of his mother, Elisabeth Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Elisabeth Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Elisabeth Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg , was a German princess member of the House of Wettin in the Ernestine branch of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, by marriage Landgravine of Hesse-Darmstadt and Landgravine-Regent during 1678–1688.She was the second child and eldest daughter of Ernest I, Duke...
until 1688.
Dorothea Charlotte was a pietist
Pietism
Pietism was a movement within Lutheranism, lasting from the late 17th century to the mid-18th century and later. It proved to be very influential throughout Protestantism and Anabaptism, inspiring not only Anglican priest John Wesley to begin the Methodist movement, but also Alexander Mack to...
and exerted some influence upon the affairs of state in favour of the pietists in the first years of her marriage. In cooperation with Philipp Jakob Spener
Philipp Jakob Spener
Philipp Jakob Spener was a German Christian theologian known as the "Father of Pietism."...
, whose patron she became, she promoted pietism at the court and the local University. After her death, Ernest Louis turned against pietism.
She died in 1705 and was buried 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...
.
Issue
Her children were:- Dorothea Sophie (1689–1723)
- married in 1710 Count John Frederick of Hohenlohe-Öhringen (1683-1765)
- Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-DarmstadtLouis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-DarmstadtLouis 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....
(1691–1768)
- Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
- married in 1717 Countess Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg (1700–1726)
- Charles William (1693–1707)
- Francis Ernest (1695–1717)
- Friederike CharlotteFriederike Charlotte of Hesse-DarmstadtFriederike Charlotte of Hessen-Darmstadt was a princess of Hesse-Darmstadt and through her marriage a princess of Hesse-Kassel-Life:...
- married in 1720 Landgrave Maximilian of Hesse-KasselMaximilian of Hesse-KasselMaximilian of Hesse-Kassel was a prince of Hesse-Kassel and a Generalfeldzeugmeister, Generalfeldmarschall and finally Reichsgeneralfeldmarschall in the army of the Holy Roman Empire.-Life:...
(1689–1753)