Marie Friederike of Hesse-Kassel
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Marie Frederike of Hesse-Kassel
(14 September 1768, Hanau
– 17 April 1839, Hanau) was a German noblewoman. She was a daughter of William I, Elector of Hesse
and his wife Princess Wilhelmina Caroline of Denmark
On 29 November 1794 she married Alexius Frederick Christian, Duke of Anhalt-Bernburg
. The union was completely unhappy and the couple divorced in 1817. On her death, she was buried on 22 April 1839 in the Marienkirche in Hanau (then a Reformed church).
Hesse-Kassel
The Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel or Hesse-Cassel was a state in the Holy Roman Empire under Imperial immediacy that came into existence when the Landgraviate of Hesse was divided in 1567 upon the death of Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse. His eldest son William IV inherited the northern half and the...
(14 September 1768, Hanau
Hanau
Hanau is a town in the Main-Kinzig-Kreis, in Hesse, Germany. It is located 25 km east of Frankfurt am Main. Its station is a major railway junction.- Geography :...
– 17 April 1839, Hanau) was a German noblewoman. She was a daughter of William I, Elector of Hesse
William I, Elector of Hesse
William I, Elector of Hesse was the eldest surviving son of Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel and Princess Mary of Great Britain, the daughter of George II.-Early life:...
and his wife Princess Wilhelmina Caroline of Denmark
On 29 November 1794 she married Alexius Frederick Christian, Duke of Anhalt-Bernburg
Alexius Frederick Christian, Duke of Anhalt-Bernburg
Alexius Frederick Christian of Anhalt-Bernburg , was a German prince of the House of Ascania, ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Bernburg, and from 1807 the first "Duke of Anhalt-Bernburg."...
. The union was completely unhappy and the couple divorced in 1817. On her death, she was buried on 22 April 1839 in the Marienkirche in Hanau (then a Reformed church).
Issue
- Katharine Wilhelmine (b. Kassel, 1 January 1796 - d. Kassel, 24 February 1796).
- Wilhelmine LouisePrincess Luise of Anhalt-BernburgPrincess Wilhelmine Luise of Anhalt-Bernburg was a German noblewoman. She was the second child of Alexius Frederick Christian, Duke of Anhalt-Bernburg and his wife Marie Friederike of Hesse-Kassel, making her a member of the house of Anhalt-Bernburg...
(b. Ballenstedt, 30 October 1799 - d. Schloss Eller, 9 December 1882), married on 21 November 1817 to Prince Frederick William Louis of PrussiaPrince Frederick of Prussia (1794–1863)Prince Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig of Prussia , known in English as Frederick, was a Prussian prince, general of the royal cavalry, and division commander.- Family :...
, grandson of King Frederick William II of PrussiaFrederick William II of PrussiaFrederick William II was the King of Prussia, reigning from 1786 until his death. He was in personal union the Prince-Elector of Brandenburg and the sovereign prince of the Principality of Neuchâtel.-Early life:...
and uterine half-brother of King George V of HanoverGeorge V of HanoverGeorge V was King of Hanover, the only child of Ernest Augustus I, and a grandchild of King George III of the United Kingdom. In the peerage of Great Britain, he was 2nd Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale, 2nd Earl of Armagh...
. She was the mother of Prince George of PrussiaPrince George of PrussiaPrince Frederick William George Ernest of Prussia was a member of the House of Hohenzollern....
. - Frederick Amadeus, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg (b. Ballenstedt, 19 April 1801 - d. Ballenstedt, 24 May 1801).
- Alexander Karl, Duke of Anhalt-BernburgAlexander Karl, Duke of Anhalt-BernburgAlexander Karl, Duke of Anhalt-Bernburg , was a German prince of the House of Ascania and the last ruler of the duchy of Anhalt-Bernburg....
(b. Ballenstedt, 2 March 1805 - d. Hoym, 19 August 1863).