Princess Caroline Wilhelmina Sophia of Hesse-Kassel explained

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Princess Caroline
Succession:Princess consort of Anhalt-Zerbst
Reign:17 November 1753 – 22 May 1759
Spouse:Frederick Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
Full Name:Caroline Wilhelmina Sophia
House:Hesse-Kassel
Father:Maximilian of Hesse-Kassel
Mother:Friederike Charlotte of Hesse-Darmstadt
Birth Date:10 May 1732

Caroline, Princess of Anhalt-Zerbst (née Princess Caroline Wilhelmina Sophia of Hesse-Kassel; 10 May 1732 – 22 May 1759) was the first wife and consort of Frederick Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst.

Biography

Princess Caroline Wilhelmina Sophia of Hesse-Kassel was born on 10 May 1732 to Prince Maximilian of Hesse-Kassel and Friederike Charlotte of Hesse-Darmstadt.[1] Her paternal grandparents were Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel and Maria Amalia of Courland. Her maternal grandparents were Ernest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt and Princess Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach.

On 17 November 1753 she married Frederick Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst in Zerbst, becoming the consort of the Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst. The marriage was childless.

She died on 22 May 1759.

Notes and References

    • Hans Philippi, Die Landgrafschaft Hessen-Kassel 1648–1806 = Veröffentlichungen der Historischen Kommission für Hessen 46 = Kleine Schriften 8, Marburg 2007, S. 45f.