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Landgravine Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt
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Landgravine Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt

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Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt (German: Marie Auguste Wilhelmine von Hessen-Darmstadt) (14 April 1765 – 30 March 1796) was Duchess consort of Zweibrücken by marriage to Maximilian, Duke of Zweibrücken, and the mother of King Ludwig I of Bavaria.

Biography

Augusta Wilhelmine was born at Darmstadt, the fourth daughter and ninth child of Prince George William of Hesse-Darmstadt (second son of Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt) and Countess Maria Louise Albertine of Leiningen-Falkenburg-Dagsburg.

Marriage

On 30 September 1785, in Darmstadt, Augusta Wilhelmine married Maximilian, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (later King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria).

Maximilian was an officer in the French army stationed at Strasbourg, but the couple also often visited Paris.There Augusta Wilhelmine met Queen Marie Antoinette with whom she maintained an ongoing correspondence.

In 1789, Maximilian's regiment rose in revolt and he and Augusta Wilhelmine fled to her parents' home in Darmstadt. For the next five years, they lived mostly in the neighboring town of Mannheim. In December 1794, the French army attacked Mannheim. Augusta Wilhelmine fled the city when her home was shelled by French artillery.

Duchess of Zweibrücken

In April 1795 Maximilian succeeded his brother as reigning Duke of Zweibrücken; however, his duchy was entirely occupied by the French.In March 1796 Augusta Wilhelmine, who had always had delicate lungs, finally succumbed and died at Rohrbach [de]. She was buried in the Schlosskirche in Darmstadt.

Issue

She had five children:

Ancestry

8. Ernest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
8. Ernest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
4. Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
9. Princess Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach
2. Prince George William of Hesse-Darmstadt
10. Johann Reinhard III, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg
5. Countess Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg
11. Princess Dorothea Friederike of Brandenburg-Ansbach
1. Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt
12. Johann, Count of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg
6. Count Christian Karl Reinhard of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg
13. Countess Johanna Magdalene of Hanau-Lichtenberg
3. Countess Maria Louise Albertine of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg
14. Count Georg Ludwig of Solms-Rödelheim
7. Countess Katharina Polyxena of Solms-Rödelheim
15. Countess Charlotte Sibylle of Ahlefeldt
8. Ernest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
4. Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
9. Princess Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach
2. Prince George William of Hesse-Darmstadt
10. Johann Reinhard III, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg
5. Countess Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg
11. Princess Dorothea Friederike of Brandenburg-Ansbach
1. Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt
12. Johann, Count of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg
6. Count Christian Karl Reinhard of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg
13. Countess Johanna Magdalene of Hanau-Lichtenberg
3. Countess Maria Louise Albertine of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg
14. Count Georg Ludwig of Solms-Rödelheim
7. Countess Katharina Polyxena of Solms-Rödelheim
15. Countess Charlotte Sibylle of Ahlefeldt
4. Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
9. Princess Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach
2. Prince George William of Hesse-Darmstadt
10. Johann Reinhard III, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg
5. Countess Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg
11. Princess Dorothea Friederike of Brandenburg-Ansbach
1. Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt
12. Johann, Count of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg
6. Count Christian Karl Reinhard of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg
13. Countess Johanna Magdalene of Hanau-Lichtenberg
3. Countess Maria Louise Albertine of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg
14. Count Georg Ludwig of Solms-Rödelheim
7. Countess Katharina Polyxena of Solms-Rödelheim
15. Countess Charlotte Sibylle of Ahlefeldt

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