Landgravine Auguste of Hesse-Homburg

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Landgravine Auguste
Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
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Born (1776-11-28)28 November 1776
Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Landgraviate of Hesse-Homburg, Holy Roman Empire
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Ludwigslust, Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Burial Helena Paulovna Mausoleum, Ludwigslust
Spouse Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Full name
German: Auguste Friederike
Father Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
Mother Landgravine Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt

Landgravine Auguste Fredericka of Hesse-Homburg[1][2] (full German name: Auguste Friederike, Landgräfin von Hessen-Homburg;[1][2] 28 November 1776, Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Landgraviate of Hesse-Homburg, Holy Roman Empire[1][2] – 1 April 1871, Ludwigslust, Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin[1][2]), was a member of the House of Hesse and a Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg by birth. Through her marriage she was also a member of the House of Mecklenburg and Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.

She was the sixth child and fourth daughter of Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg and his wife Landgravine Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt, in turn daughter of Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt.[1][2]

Life

Because all her older sisters married very early, by 1793 Auguste became in the primarly caretaker of her ailing father.

In Homburg on 3 April 1818, the 41-years-old Auguste married Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, twice a widower and father of four surviving children. The marriage was suggested by the late second wife of the Hereditary Grand Duke, Princess Caroline Louise of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (Auguste's first-cousin) at her deathbead.

The union was childless and lasted only 18 months until Frederick Louis' death on 29 November 1819. She was a devoted stepmother for her husband's children, taking responsibility for their upbringing and education. She developed a particularly close relationship with her stepdaughter Helene, eldest child and only daughter of her cousin Caroline Louise.

Auguste, who never remarried, remained in Mecklenburg-Schwerin for the rest of her life, dying in Ludwigslust aged 94. She was buried at the Helena Paulovna Mausoleum, next to her husband and his two previous wives.

Ancestry

Family of Landgravine Auguste of Hesse-Homburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16. Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8. Landgrave Kasimir Wilhelm of Hesse-Homburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17. Princess Louise Elisabeth of Courland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4. Frederick IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18. Wilhelm Moritz, Count of Solms-Braunfels
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9. Countess Christine Charlotte of Solms-Braunfels
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 19. Landgravine Magdalene Sophie of Hesse-Homburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2. Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20. Wilhelm Moritz, Count of Solms-Braunfels (= 18)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Solms-Braunfels
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21. Landgravine Magdalene Sophie of Hesse-Homburg (= 19)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5. Countess Ulrike Louise of Solms-Braunfels
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22. Karl Otto, Count of Solms-Laubach-Utphe and Tecklenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11. Countess Sophie Magdalena Benigna of Solms-Laubach-Utphe
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 23. Countess Louise of Schönburg-Waldenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1. Landgravine Auguste of Hesse-Homburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24. Ernest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12. Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 25. Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6. Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 26. Johann Reinhard III, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 13. Countess Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 27. Dorothea Friederike of Brandenburg-Ansbach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3. Landgravine Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 28. Christian II of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 14. Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29. Katharina Agathe, Countess of Rappoltstein
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7. Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30. Louis Crato, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 15. Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31. Philippine Henriette of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 

Notes

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