Princess Christine Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel explained

Christine Charlotte
Succession:Princess-Abbess Coadjutor of Herford Abbey
Reign:1766 – 1779
House:Hesse-Kassel
Father:Maximilian of Hesse-Kassel
Mother:Friederike Charlotte of Hesse-Darmstadt
Birth Date:11 February 1725
Birth Place:Kassel
Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel
Holy Roman Empire
Death Date:4 June 1782
Death Place:Kassel
Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel
Holy Roman Empire

Princess Christine Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel (11 February 1725 – 4 June 1782) was a Hessian princess who lived as a secular canoness before becoming a coadjutor princess-abbess of Herford Abbey.

Biography

Princess Christina Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel was born in Kassel on 11 February 1725 to Prince Maximilian of Hesse-Kassel and Princess Friederike Charlotte of Hesse-Darmstadt. She was a sister of Caroline, Princess of Anhalt-Zerbst; Princess Henry of Prussia; and Princess Ulrike, Duchess of Oldenburg. Christina Charlotte was a granddaughter of Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel on her father's side and Ernest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt on her mother's side.

She was painted by Johann Heinrich Tischbein in 1754.[1]

A staunch Calvinist, Christina Charlotte chose a religious life. On 17 April 1765, she became a secular canoness at Herford Abbey, a Lutheran imperial abbey in Saxony. On 12 July 1766, she was appointed coadjutor abbess of Herford, where she ruled alongside Friederike Charlotte of Brandenburg-Schwedt.[2] She resigned from her position in 1779.[3]

Christina Charlotte died on 4 June 1782 in Kassel.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prinzessin Christine Charlotte von Hessen-Kassel by Johann HeinrichTischbein the Elder. www.artnet.com.
  2. Web site: Maximilian von Hessen-Kassel - AustriaWiki im Austria-Forum. austria-forum.org.
  3. Web site: Germany Ecclesiastical - WORLDWIDE GUIDE TO WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP. https://web.archive.org/web/20180504155245/https://guide2womenleaders.com/germany_ecclesiastical-htm. dead. 4 May 2018. 4 May 2018.