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Landgravine Charlotte of Hesse-Darmstadt
German noble

Landgravine Charlotte of Hesse-Darmstadt

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German noble
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Work field
Gender
Female
Place of birth
Darmstadt
Place of death
Hanover
Age
30 years
Family
Mother:
Countess Maria Louise Albertine of Leiningen-Falkenburg-Dagsburg
Father:
Prince George William of Hesse-Darmstadt
Siblings:
Landgravine Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt Landgravine Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt Landgravine Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt
Spouse:
Charles II Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Children:
Duke Charles of Mecklenburg
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Biography

Charlotte Wilhelmine Christiane Marie of Hesse-Darmstadt (5 November 1755, Darmstadt – 12 December 1785, Hanover), was by marriage Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

Life

Charlotte was a daughter of Prince George William of Hesse-Darmstadt (1722-1782) from his marriage to Maria Louise Albertine of Leiningen-Falkenburg-Dagsburg (1729-1818), daughter of Count Christian Karl Reinhard of Leiningen-Dachsburg-Falkenburg-Heidesheim.

The princess was first engaged with the hereditary prince Peter Frederick William of Oldenburg, but the engagement was dissolved again as a result of the onset of Peter's mental illness.

Charlotte married Charles of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (who later became the Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz), on 28 September 1784 in Darmstadt. He was previously married to Charlotte's older sister Friederike, who had died in childbirth. She thus became stepmother for her sister's five surviving children - her nieces and nephews.

The couple lived in Hanover, where Charles served as Governor-General for his brother-in-law, King George. Charlotte died after the birth of her only child, a year after their marriage. Charles resigned from his post in Hanover and moved to Charlotte's mother in Darmstadt, who then took care of his children (both Frederike's and Charlotte's).

Offspring

Her only child from her marriage to Charles was:

  • Charles (1785-1837), General and President of the Prussian State Council

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