Princess Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt

Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt (2 March 1746 – 18 September 1821) was Landgravine consort of Hesse-Homburg by marriage to Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg.

Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt
Landgravine consort of Hesse-Homburg
Tenure	27 September 1768 – 20 January 1820
Born	(1746-03-02)2 March 1746 Buchsweiler
Died	18 September 1821(1821-09-18) (aged 75) Bad Homburg vor der Höhe
Spouse	Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg ​ ​ (m. 1768; died 1820)​
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
House	Hesse
Father	Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
Mother	Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken

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.

Issue

• Frederick VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg (1769–1829), married Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (1770–1840)
• Louis William (1770–1839), married Princess Augusta of Nassau-Usingen (1778–1846), divorced in 1805
• Caroline (1771–1854), married Prince Louis Frederick II, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1767–1807)
• Louise Ulrike (1772–1854), married Prince Charles Günther of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1771–1825)
• Amalie (1774–1846), married Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (1769–1814)
• Auguste (1776–1871), married Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1778–1819)
• Philip (1779–1846), married Rosalie Antonie, Countess of Naumburg, Baroness Schimmelpenninck von der Oye, née Pototschnig (1806–1845)
• Gustav (1781–1848), married Princess Louise of Anhalt-Dessau (1798–1858)
• Ferdinand (1783–1866), the last Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
• Maria Anna (1785–1846) married Prince Wilhelm of Prussia (1783–1851)
• Leopold (1787–1813), fell in the Battle of Großgörschen

Ancestry

Ancestors of Princess Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt[1]

8. Ernest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt 4. Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt 9. Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach 2. Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt 10. Johann Reinhard III of Hanau-Lichtenberg 5. Countess Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg 11. Dorothea Friederike of Brandenburg-Ansbach 1. Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt 12. Christian II of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld 6. Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken 13. Katharina Agathe of Rappoltstein 3. Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken 14. Louis Crato, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken 7. Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken 15. Philippine Henriette of Hohenlohe-Langenburg