Princess Caroline of Waldeck and Pyrmont explained

Consort:yes
Princess Caroline of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Succession:Duchess consort of Courland
Reign:1769–1772
Spouse:Peter von Biron, Duke of Courland
Issue:Son (stillborn 1766)
House:House of Waldeck and Pyrmont (by birth)
(by marriage)
Father:Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Mother:Countess Palatine Christiane Henriette of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
Birth Date:14 August 1748
Death Date:18 August 1782 (aged 34)

Caroline Louise of Waldeck and Pyrmont (14 August 1748 – 18 August 1782), was a Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont by birth and Duchess of Courland by marriage.

Early life

Karoline Luise was born as the eldest daughter of Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, and his wife Christiane Henriette, Countess Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler.

Marriage and issue

She married the Peter von Biron, Duke of Courland, on 15 October 1765. The relationship between Caroline and Peter was unhappy, and evidently, he abused her while drunk. The union produced only one son, who was stillborn on 16 November 1766.[1] Caroline and Peter were divorced in 1772.

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Notes and References

  1. http://vesture.eu/index.php/B%C4%ABrons_P%C4%93teris_Ernsts,_Kurzemes_hercogs Bīrons Pēteris Ernsts, Kurzemes hercogs in: vesture.eu