Landgravine Charlotte of Hesse-Homburg
| Charlotte of Hesse-Homburg | |||||
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| Duchess consort of Saxe-Weimar | |||||
| Tenure | 1694–1707 | ||||
| Born | 17 June 1672 Kassel | ||||
| Died | 29 August 1738 (aged 66) Weimar | ||||
| Spouse | Johann Ernst III, Duke of Saxe-Weimar | ||||
| Issue | Prince Karl Frederick Prince Johann Ernst Princess Marie Luise Princess Christiane Sophie | ||||
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| House | Ascania | ||||
| Father | Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg | ||||
| Mother | Louise Elisabeth of Courland | ||||
Charlotte of Hesse-Homburg (Charlotte Dorothea Sophia; 17 June 1672 – 29 August 1738) was a Duchess of Saxe-Weimar by marriage to Johann Ernst III, Duke of Saxe-Weimar.
Life[edit]
Born in Kassel, she was the eldest of twelve children born from the second marriage of Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg with Louise Elisabeth Kettler, Princess of Courland and Semigallia.
In Kassel on 4 November 1694 Charlotte married Johann Ernst III, Duke of Saxe-Weimar as his second wife.
After her husband's death in 1707, she received as a Wittum (Dower land) the town of Hardisleben. Her main residence was the Yellow Castle (German: Gelbe Schloss) in Weimar, which was built during 1702-1704.
The guardianship of her only surviving child, Johann Ernest, was given to her brother-in-law William Ernest; however, Charlotte devotedly took care of her son during his illness and death aged 18, in 1715.
Charlotte died in Weimar aged 66. She was buried in the Fürstengruft, Weimar.[1]
Issue[edit]
She had four children:[2][3][better source needed]
- Charles Frederick (Weimar, 31 October 1695 – Weimar, 30 March 1696).
- Johann Ernest (Weimar, 25 December 1696 – Frankfurt, 1 August 1715).
- Marie Louise (Weimar, 18 December 1697 – Weimar, 29 December 1704).
- Christiane Sophie (Weimar, 7 April 1700 – Weimar, 18 February 1701).
Notes[edit]
- ^ Hesse-Homburg line in: Royaltyguide.nl Archived 2016-05-23 at the Wayback Machine [retrieved 5 October 2014].
- ^ Charlotte Dorothea Sophia Landgraefin v.Hessen-Homburg in: Genealogy Database by Herbert Stoyan Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine [retrieved 5 October 2014].
- ^ Marek, Miroslav. "Genealogy of the House of Wettin". genealogy.euweb.cz. Retrieved 5 October 2014.[self-published source]
References[edit]
- Karl Helmrich: Geschichte des Grossherzogthums Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach für Schule und Haus, p. 106. [retrieved 5 October 2014].
- Johann Samuel Ersch: Allgemeine Encyclopädie der Wissenschaften und Künste in alphabetischer..., p. 260. [retrieved 5 October 2014].
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