Christine Wilhelmine of Hesse-Homburg explained

Christine Wilhelmine of Hesse-Homburg
House:	House of Hesse
Father:	William Christoph, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
Mother:	Sophia Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt
Spouse:	Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg-Grabow
Issue:	Frederick William I Carl Leopold Christian Ludwig II Sophie Louise
Birth Place:	Bingenheim
Death Place:	Grabow

Landgravine Christine Wilhelmine of Hesse-Homburg (30 June 1653, in Bingenheim  - 16 May 1722, in Grabow) was a German noblewoman, the elder daughter of William Christoph, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg and his first wife Sophia Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt. Upon her marriage she became the Duchess of Mecklenburg-Grabow. Her great-grandson was Ivan VI of Russia.^{[1] [2]}

Marriage and issue

On 28 May 1671 she married Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg-Grabow, son of Adolf Frederick I, Duke of Mecklenburg and Marie Katharina of Brunswick-Dannenberg. They had the following children:

• Frederick William I (28 March 1675 – 31 July 1713); married Sophie Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel (July 16, 1678 – May 30, 1749), daughter of Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel; no children.
• Carl Leopold (26 November 1678 – 28 November 1747); married Catherine Ivanovna of Russia (sister of Empress Anna); their daughter was Grand Duchess Anna Leopoldovna of Russia, mother of Ivan VI of Russia.
• Christian Ludwig II (15 May 1683 – 30 May 1756); married his first cousin, Duchess Gustave Caroline of Mecklenburg-Strelitz; had five children.
• Sophie Louise (16 May 1685 – 29 July 1735); third wife of Frederick I of Prussia; no children.

Notes and References

1. Franz, Eckhart G.: Das Haus Hessen. Ein biographisches Lexikon, Darmstadt 2012, Arbeiten der Hessischen Historischen Kommission: N.F., Bd. 34 bzw. Nr. HH 6, pp. 400 f.,
2. https://www.lagis-hessen.de/pnd/1056118369 Hessische Biografie: Mecklenburg, Christina Wilhelmina Herzogin von