Princess Caroline of Nassau-Usingen was the elder daughter of Karl Wilhelm, Prince of Nassau-Usingen

Nassau-Usingen

Nassau-Usingen was a county of the Holy Roman Empire in the Upper Rhenish Circle that became a principality in 1688.The origin of the county lies in the medieval county of Weilnau that was acquired by the counts of Nassau-Weilburg in 1602....

, and wife of Landgrave Frederick of Hesse-Kassel.

Early life

Caroline was born at Biebrich, Nassau-Usingen

Nassau-Usingen

Nassau-Usingen was a county of the Holy Roman Empire in the Upper Rhenish Circle that became a principality in 1688.The origin of the county lies in the medieval county of Weilnau that was acquired by the counts of Nassau-Weilburg in 1602....

 the second child and first daughter of Karl Wilhelm, Prince of Nassau-Usingen (1735–1803), and his wife, Countess Caroline Felizitas of Leiningen-Dagsburg (1734–1810), daughter of Christian Karl Reinhard, Count of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Heidesheim

Christian Karl Reinhard of Leiningen-Dachsburg-Falkenburg-Heidesheim

Christian Karl Reinhard of Leiningen-Dachsburg-Falkenburg-Heidesheim was a German nobleman.He was a great-great-great-grandparent of Mary of Teck.-Life:...

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Marriage and family

Caroline married on 2 December 1786 in Biebrich to Landgrave Frederick of Hesse-Kassel (1747–1837), youngest child of Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel and Princess Mary of Great Britain

Princess Mary of Great Britain

The Princess Mary was a member of the British Royal Family, a daughter of George II and Caroline of Ansbach.-Early life:...

, daughter of George II of Great Britain

George II of Great Britain

George II was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Archtreasurer and Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 until his death.George was the last British monarch born outside Great Britain. He was born and brought up in Northern Germany...

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They had eight children:

• William (24 December 1787-5 September 1867), married Louise Charlotte of Denmark
  Princess Louise Charlotte of Denmark
  Princess Louise Charlotte of Denmark was a princess of Denmark.She was born in Christiansborg Palace to Hereditary Prince Frederick of Denmark and Norway and Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin , Princess and Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.-Marriage:On 10 November 1810 in Amalienborg Palace...
  
   (1789–1864) and was the father of Louise of Hesse-Kassel
  Louise of Hesse-Kassel
  Louise of Hesse was a German Princess and the queen consort to King Christian IX of Denmark.-Early Life and Ancestry:...
  
   (wife of Christian IX of Denmark
  Christian IX of Denmark
  Christian IX was King of Denmark from 16 November 1863 to 29 January 1906.Growing up as a prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a junior branch of the House of Oldenburg which had ruled Denmark since 1448, Christian was originally not in the immediate line of succession to the Danish...
  
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• Karl Friedrich (9 March 1789-10 September 1802)
• Friedrich Wilhelm (24 April 1790-25 October 1876)
• Ludwig Karl (12 November 1791-12 May 1800)
• Georg Karl (14 January 1793-4 March 1881)
• Luise Karoline Marie Friederike (9 April 1794-16 March 1881)
• Marie Wilhelmine Friederike
  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,...
  
   (21 January 1796-30 December 1880), married Georg, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1779–1860)
• Augusta Wilhelmine Luise
  Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel
  Princess and Landgravine Augusta of Hesse-Kassel was the consort of Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge, the tenth-born child, and seventh son, of George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz...
  
   (25 July 1797-6 April 1889), married Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge
  Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge
  The Prince Adolphus, 1st Duke of Cambridge , was the tenth child and seventh son of George III and Queen Charlotte. He held the title of Duke of Cambridge from 1801 until his death. He also served as Viceroy of Hanover on behalf of his brothers George IV and William IV...
  
   (1774–1850)

Titles and styles

• 4 April 1762 – 2 December 1786: Her Serene Highness Princess Caroline of Nassau-Usingen
• 2 December 1786 – 17 August 1823: Her Serene Highness Landgravine Frederick of Hesse-Kassel

Ancestry