Princess Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt explained

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Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt
Succession:Landgravine consort of Hesse-Homburg
Reign:27 September 1768 – 20 January 1820
House:Hesse
Father:Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
Mother:Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken
Issue:Frederick VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
Louis William, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
Caroline, Princess of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Louise, Princess Charles Günther of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Amalie, Hereditary Princess of Anhalt-Dessau
Auguste, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Philip, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
Gustav, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
Ferdinand, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
Maria Anna, Princess of Prussia
Prince Leopold
Birth Place:Buchsweiler
Death Place:Bad Homburg vor der Höhe

Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt (2March 174618September 1821) was Landgravine consort of Hesse-Homburg by marriage to Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg.

Early life

Caroline was born on 2 March 1746 in Buchsweiler. She was the eldest daughter of Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt and his wife Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld.

Marriage

She married Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg on 27 September 1768. The marriage was contracted for diplomatic and political reasons as the symbol of an inheritance dispute between their respective families. Caroline and Frederick V produced many children but their marriage never developed into a personal relationship, and they lived mostly separated lives. Caroline often spent time in her villa in the forest near Homburg.

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