- Duchess Frederica of Württemberg
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Frederica of Württemberg Princess Peter Frederick of Holstein-Gottorp Spouse Prince Peter Frederick of Holstein-Gottorp Issue Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg
Duke George of OldenburgFull name German: Friederike Elisabeth Amalie Auguste House House of Württemberg (by birth)
House of Holstein-Gottorp (by marriage)Father Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg Mother Friederike Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt Born 27 July 1765
Trzebiatów, BrandenburgDied 24 November 1785 (aged 20)
Vienna, Austria[1]Religion Lutheranism Duchess Frederica Elisabeth Amalie Auguste of Württemberg (27 July 1765 – 24 November 1785) was a daughter of Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg and Friederike Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt.[1]
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Family
Frederica was the seventh child and second daughter of Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg and his wife Friederike Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt. Among her siblings were King Frederick of Württemberg, Sophia Dorothea, Empress of Russia, and Elisabeth, Archduchess of Austria.
Frederica's paternal grandparents were Karl Alexander, Duke of Württemberg and Maria Augusta of Thurn and Taxis.
Her maternal grandparents were Margrave Frederick William of Brandenburg-Schwedt and Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia, sister of Frederick the Great.
Marriage and issue
On 6 June 1781, Frederica married Prince Peter Frederick of Holstein-Gottorp.[1] The marriage was meant to strengthen relations between Russia and Württemberg (Frederica's sister was married to Paul I of Russia, a member of the House of Holstein-Gottorp). They had two children before her death from childbirth on 24 November 1785:
Name Birth Death Notes Paul Friedrich August, Grand Duke of Oldenburg 13 July 1783 27 February 1853 married firstly Adelheid of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym; had issue, including Amalia of Oldenburg who became Queen consort of Greece; secondly, he married Ida of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym; had issue; thirdly, he married Cecilia of Sweden; had issue. Duke Georg Peter Friedrich of Oldenburg 9 May 1784 27 December 1812 married Grand Duchess Catherine Pavlovna of Russia; had issue. Her widowed husband Peter would succeed his cousin William as Grand Duke of Oldenburg in 1823, many years after Frederica's death. He never remarried.
Ancestry
Ancestors of Duchess Frederica of Württemberg 16. Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg 8. Frederick Charles, Duke of Württemberg-Winnental 17. Anna Catharina of Salm-Kyrburg 4. Karl Alexander, Duke of Württemberg 18. Albert V, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach 9. Eleonore Juliane of Brandenburg-Ansbach 19. Countess Sophie Margarethe of Oettingen-Oettingen 2. Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg 20. Eugen Alexander Franz, 1st Prince of Thurn and Taxis 10. Anselm Franz, 2nd Prince of Thurn and Taxis 21. Princess Anna Adelheid of Fürstenberg 5. Princess Maria Augusta of Thurn and Taxis 22. Ferdinand August Leopold, Prince of Lobkowicz 11. Princess Maria Ludovika Anna Franziska of Lobkowicz 23. Margrave Maria Anna Wilhelmine of Baden-Baden 1. Duchess Frederica of Württemberg 24. Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg 12. Philip William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt 25. Sophie Dorothea of Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg 6. Margrave Frederick William of Brandenburg-Schwedt 26. John George II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau 13. Princess Johanna Charlotte of Anhalt-Dessau 27. Princess Henriette Catherine of Nassau 3. Friederike Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt 28. Frederick I of Prussia 14. Frederick William I of Prussia 29. Sophia Charlotte of Hanover 7. Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia 30. George I of Great Britain 15. Sophia Dorothea of Hanover 31. Sophia Dorothea of Celle References
- ^ a b c Lundy, Darryl. "The Peerage: Friederike Herzogin von Württemberg". http://thepeerage.com/p11043.htm#i110430. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
Categories:- House of Württemberg
- Duchesses of Württemberg
- House of Oldenburg in Oldenburg
- 1765 births
- 1785 deaths
- People from Trzebiatów
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