Princess Marie Frederica of Hesse-Kassel

Marie Frederica of Hesse-Kassel
Duchess consort of Saxe-Meiningen
Spouse	Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
Issue
Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen Augusta Louise, Princess Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg
Full name
German: Marie Friederike Wilhelmine
House	House of Hesse-Kassel House of Saxe-Meiningen
Father	William II, Elector of Hesse
Mother	Princess Augusta of Prussia
Born	6 September 1804(1804-09-06) Kassel
Died	1 January 1888(1888-01-01) (aged 83) Meiningen, Thüringen, Germany

Princess Marie Frederica Wilhelmina of Hesse-Kassel (6 September 1804 – 1 January 1888) was a daughter of William II, Elector of Hesse and Princess Augusta of Prussia.^[1] By her marriage to Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, she became Duchess consort of Saxe-Meiningen.

Family

Marie Frederica was one of six children born to William II, Elector of Hesse by his first wife Augusta of Prussia. Her only sibling to live past the age of five was Frederick William, Elector of Hesse however. In addition, she had eight half-siblings by her father's second marriage to Emilie Ortlöpp, Countess of Reichenbach-Lessonitz.

Marie Frederica's paternal grandparents were William I, Elector of Hesse and Wilhelmina Caroline of Denmark and Norway. Her maternal grandparents were Frederick William II of Prussia and Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt.

Marriage and children

In her youth, Marie was considered as a possible bride for Oscar I of Sweden. He married Josephine of Leuchtenberg instead.

On 23 March 1825, Marie married Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen.^[1] He was a son of Georg I Frederick Karl, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and Luise Eleonore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, as well as a brother of Queen Adelaide of the United Kingdom. He and Marie had two surviving issue:

Name	Birth	Death	Notes
Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen	2 April 1826	25 June 1914	married (1) Princess Charlotte Frederica of Prussia; had issue (2) Princess Feodora of Hohenlohe-Langenburg; had issue (3) Ellen Franz; no issue
Princess Augusta Luise Adelaide Karoline Ida	6 August 1843	11 November 1919	married Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg

Her son Georg would remain an only child for seventeen years until the birth of his sister Augusta in 1843.^[2] Marie Frederica died on 1 January 1888, six years after her husband.

Ancestry

Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel

William I, Elector of Hesse

Princess Mary of Great Britain

William II, Elector of Hesse

Frederick V of Denmark

Princess Wilhelmina Caroline of Denmark and Norway

Princess Louise of Great Britain

Marie Frederica of Hesse-Kassel

Prince Augustus William of Prussia

Frederick William II of Prussia

Duchess Louise Amalie of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

Princess Augusta of Prussia

Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

Landgravine Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt

Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Lundy, Darryl. "The Peerage: Marie Friederike Wilhelmine Prinzessin von Hessen-Kassel". http://thepeerage.com/p10888.htm#i108875. Retrieved 17 December 2009. 
2. ^ Koller, p. 30.

Sources

• Koller, Ann Marie (1984). The Theater Duke: George II of Saxe-Meiningen and the German Stage. Stanford University Press. ISBN 0804711968. 

Princess Marie Frederica of Hesse-Kassel House of Hesse-Kassel Born: 6 September 1804 Died: 1 January 1888
German royalty
Preceded by Luise Eleonore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg	Duchess consort of Saxe-Meiningen 1825-1866	Succeeded by Feodora of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

Persondata
Name	Marie Fredericka Of Hesse-Kassel
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	6 September 1804
Place of birth	Kassel
Date of death	1 January 1888
Place of death	Meiningen, Thüringen, Germany