Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel
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Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel (31 October 1722, Kassel
– 28 February 1787, Eutin
) was a member of the House of Hesse-Kassel
by birth, and of the House of Holstein-Gottorp through her marriage to Frederick Augustus I, Duke of Oldenburg
. Ulrike was the Duchess consort of Oldenburg from 1774 until her husband's death in 6 July 1785.
, son of Christian August, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
and his wife Margravine Albertine Friederike of Baden-Durlach, on 21 November 1752 in Kassel
. Ulrike and Frederick Augustus had three children:
Kassel
Kassel is a town located on the Fulda River in northern Hesse, Germany. It is the administrative seat of the Kassel Regierungsbezirk and the Kreis of the same name and has approximately 195,000 inhabitants.- History :...
– 28 February 1787, Eutin
Eutin
Eutin is the district capital of Eastern Holstein located in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein. As of 2005, it had some 17,000 inhabitants....
) was a member of the House of Hesse-Kassel
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...
by birth, and of the House of Holstein-Gottorp through her marriage to Frederick Augustus I, Duke of Oldenburg
Frederick August I, Duke of Oldenburg
Friedrich August, Duke of Holstein-Oldenburg was the son of Christian August, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp and his wife Margravine Albertine Friederike of Baden-Durlach.-Marriage and issue:...
. Ulrike was the Duchess consort of Oldenburg from 1774 until her husband's death in 6 July 1785.
Marriage and issue
Ulrike married Prince Frederick Augustus of Holstein-GottorpFrederick August I, Duke of Oldenburg
Friedrich August, Duke of Holstein-Oldenburg was the son of Christian August, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp and his wife Margravine Albertine Friederike of Baden-Durlach.-Marriage and issue:...
, son of Christian August, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin
Prince Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp was Duke of Slesvig-Holstein, prince regent of Eutin, prince-bishop of Lübeck and regent of the duchy of Holstein-Gottorp....
and his wife Margravine Albertine Friederike of Baden-Durlach, on 21 November 1752 in Kassel
Kassel
Kassel is a town located on the Fulda River in northern Hesse, Germany. It is the administrative seat of the Kassel Regierungsbezirk and the Kreis of the same name and has approximately 195,000 inhabitants.- History :...
. Ulrike and Frederick Augustus had three children:
- Peter Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of OldenburgWilhelm, Duke of OldenburgPeter Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Oldenburg, Wilhelm succeeded his father, Frederick Augustus I, Duke of Oldenburg as the Duke of Oldenburg in 1785. Wilhelm's mother was Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel.The title became a Grand Duke in 1815, but Wilhelm never used the elevated...
(born 3 January 1754) - Luise of Holstein-Gottorp-Oldenburg (born 2 October 1756)
- Hedwig Sophie Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp-Oldenburg (born 22 March 1759)