Princess Marie Frederica of Hesse-Kassel

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Not to be confused with Marie Friederike of Hesse-Kassel.

Princess Marie Frederica
Duchess consort of Saxe-Meiningen
Tenure23 March 1825 – 20 September 1866
Born(1804-09-06)6 September 1804
Kassel
Died1 January 1888(1888-01-01) (aged 83)
Meiningen, Thüringen, Germany
Spouse
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(m. 1825; died 1882)​
IssueGeorg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
Augusta, Princess Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg
Names
German: Marie Friederike Wilhelmine
HouseHesse-Kassel
FatherWilliam II, Elector of Hesse
MotherPrincess Augusta of Prussia

Princess Marie Frederica Wilhelmina of Hesse-Kassel (6 September 1804 – 1 January 1888) was a Duchess consort of Saxe-Meiningen by marriage to Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen. She was the daughter of William II, Elector of Hesse and Princess Augusta of Prussia.[1]

Life[edit]

Marie Frederica was one of six children born to William II, Elector of Hesse by his first spouse Augusta of Prussia. However, her only sibling to live past the age of five was Frederick William, Elector of Hesse. In addition, she had eight half-siblings by her father's second marriage to Emilie Ortlöpp, Countess of Reichenbach-Lessonitz.

Duchess[edit]

In 1822, Marie, through the suggestion of her mother's friend, the Swedish countess Charlotta Aurora De Geer, was considered a possible bride for Oscar I of Sweden, but the following year, he married Josephine of Leuchtenberg instead.[2]

On 23 March 1825, Marie married Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen.[1] He was a son of Georg I Frederick Karl, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and Luise Eleonore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, as well as a brother of Queen Adelaide of the United Kingdom. He and Marie had two surviving children. Her son Georg would remain an only child for seventeen years until the birth of his sister Augusta in 1843.[3]

Marie Frederica was widowed in 1882 and died on 1 January 1888, six years later.

Issue[edit]

Name Birth Death Notes
Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen 2 April 1826 25 June 1914 married (1) Princess Charlotte of Prussia; had issue (2) Princess Feodora of Hohenlohe-Langenburg; had issue (3) Ellen Franz; no issue
Princess Augusta Luise Adelaide Karoline Ida 6 August 1843 11 November 1919 married Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg

Ancestry[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Lundy, Darryl. "The Peerage: Marie Friederike Wilhelmine Prinzessin von Hessen-Kassel". Retrieved 17 December 2009.
  2. ^ Robert Braun (1950). Silvertronen. En bok om drottning Josefine av Sverige-Norge. Stockholm: Norlins förlag. Sid. 27–30. OCLC 14110774
  3. ^ Koller, p. 30.

Sources[edit]

Princess Marie Frederica of Hesse-Kassel
Born: 6 September 1804 Died: 1 January 1888
German royalty
Preceded by Duchess consort of Saxe-Meiningen
1825-1866 		Succeeded by


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