Dorothea Wilhelmine of Saxe-Zeitz
- Dorothea Wilhelmine of Saxe-Zeitz
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| Dorothea Wilhelmine of Saxe-Zeitz |
| Spouse(s) |
William VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel |
| Noble family |
House of Wettin |
| Father |
Maurice William, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz |
| Mother |
Maria Amalia of Brandenburg-Schwedt |
| Born |
20 March 1691(1691-03-20)
Bad Elster |
| Died |
17 March 1743(1743-03-17) (aged 51)
Kassel |
Dorothea Wilhelmine of Saxe-Zeitz (born: 20 March 1691 in Bad Elster; died: 17 March 1743 in Kassel) was a duchess of Saxe-Zeitz by birth and by marriage Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel.
Life
Dorothea Wilhelmine was a daughter of the Duke Maurice William of Saxe-Zeitz (1664-1718) from his marriage to Maria Amalia (1670 - 1739), daughter of the Elector Frederick William I of Brandenburg. By 1710 all her siblings had died and so, after her father's death Dorothea Wilhelmine was the last surviving member of the house of Saxe-Zeitz.
She married on 27 September 1717 in Zeitz with Landgrave William VIII of Hesse-Kassel (1682-1760). Queen Caroline of Great Britain reported to the Duchess of Orleans, the Landgravine "was ugly and had a weird head".
Dorothea Wilhelmine became mentally ill and no longer appeared in public after 1725. The new first lady at court was the Landgrave's favorite Christine vobBernhold whom he made Countess Bernold of Eschau while Dorothea Wilhelmine was still alive.
Issue
From their marriage, Dorothea Wilhelmine had the following children:
- Charles (1718-1719)
- Frederick II (1720-1785), Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
- married 1740 Princess Mary of Great Britain (1723-1772)
- Maria Amalia (1721-1744), she died while engaged to be married with Margrave Charles Frederick Albert of Brandenburg-Schwedt
References
External links
| Persondata |
| Name |
Dorothea Wilhelmine of Saxe-Zeitz |
| Alternative names |
Dorothea Wilhelmine von Sachsen-Zeitz (German) |
| Short description |
Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel |
| Date of birth |
20 March 1691 |
| Place of birth |
Bad Elster |
| Date of death |
17 March 1743 |
| Place of death |
Kassel |
Categories:
- German history stubs
- German nobility stubs
- House of Wettin
- 1691 births
- 1743 deaths
- German nobility
- 18th-century German people
- Duchesses of Saxe-Zeitz
- Landgravines of Hesse-Kassel
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