Landgravine Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt

Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt
Landgravine consort of Hesse-Homburg
Born	(1746-03-02)2 March 1746 Buchsweiler
Died	Bad Homburg vor der Höhe
Spouse	Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
Father	Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
Mother	Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken

Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt (2 March 1746, Buchsweiler – 18 September 1821, Homburg) was a German noblewoman. She was the eldest daughter of Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt and his wife Caroline. She married Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg on 27 September 1768.

They had these following children:

• Frederick VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg (1769–1829), married Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom(1770–1840)
• Louis William (1770–1839), married Princess Augusta of Nassau-Usingen (1778–1846), divorced in 1805
• Caroline (1771–1854), married Prince Louis Frederick II of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1767–1807)
• Louise Ulrike (1772–1854), married Prince Charles Günther of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1771–1825)
• Amalie (1774–1846), married Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (1769–1814)
• Auguste (1776–1871), married Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1778–1819)
• Philip (1779–1846), married Rosalie Antonie, Countess of Naumburg, Baroness Schimmelpfennig von der Oye, née Pototschnig (1806–1845)
• Gustav (1781–1848), married Princess Louise of Anhalt-Dessau (1798–1858)
• Ferdinand (1783–1866), the last Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
• Maria Anna (1785–1846) married Prince Wilhelm of Prussia (1783–1851)
• Leopold (1787–1813), fell in the Battle of Großgörschen

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Family of Landgravine Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt

16. Louis VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt               8. Ernest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt                       17. Elisabeth Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg               4. Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt                             18. Albrecht II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach               9. Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach                       19. Sophie Margaret of Oettingen-Oettingen               2. Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt                                   20. Johann Reinhard II of Hanau-Lichtenberg               10. Johann Reinhard III of Hanau-Lichtenberg                       21. Anna Magdalena, Countess Palatine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler               5. Countess Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg                             22. Johann Friedrich, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach               11. Dorothea Friederike of Brandenburg-Ansbach                       23. Johanne Elisabeth of Baden-Durlach               1. Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt                                         24. Christian I, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld               12. Christian II of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld                       25. Magdalene Catherine, Countess Palatine of Zweibrücken               6. Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken                             26. Johann Jakob, Count of Rappoltstein               13. Katharina Agathe of Rappoltstein                       27. Anna Claudia of Salm               3. Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken                                   28. Gustav Adolph, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken               14. Louis Crato, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken                       29. Eleonore Klare of Hohenlohe               7. Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken                             30. Henry Frederick, Count of Hohenlohe-Langenburg               15. Philippine Henriette of Hohenlohe-Langenburg                       31. Juliana Dorothea of Castell-Remlingen

German royalty
Vacant Title last held by Ulrike Louise of Solms-Braunfels	Landgravine consort of Hesse-Homburg 27 September 1768 – 20 January 1820	Succeeded by Elizabeth of the United Kingdom