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Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg
Duchess Louis of Württemberg From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Princess Henriëtte of Nassau-Weilburg, then of Nassau (22 April 1780, in Kirchheimbolanden – 2 January 1857, in Kirchheim unter Teck) was a German duchess. She was a daughter of Prince Charles Christian and Carolina of Orange-Nassau, daughter of William IV, Prince of Orange.
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Life and work
Princess Henriette is known for her charity work and social engagement.[1] In particular, she supported various schools, orphanages, and care facilities in Kirchheim; some of these facilities still exist to this day.[2]
Marriage and children
On 28 January 1797, she married Duke Louis of Württemberg, son of Friedrich II Eugen, Duke of Württemberg, at the Hermitage near Bayreuth.
They had five children:
- Maria Dorothea (1 November 1797 – 30 March 1855); married in 1819 Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary (1776–1847). They had five children.
- Amelie Theresa (28 June 1799 – 28 November 1848); married in 1817 Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (1789–1868). They had six daughters.
- Pauline Therese (4 September 1800 – 10 March 1873), married in 1820 her first cousin William I of Wurttemberg. They had three children.
- Elisabeth Alexandrine (27 February 1802 – 5 December 1864); married in 1830 Prince Wilhelm of Baden (1792–1859). They had four daughters.
- Alexander (9 September 1804 – 4 July 1885); founded a cadet branch of the House of Württemberg, known as the Dukes of Teck. He married Countess Claudine Rhédey von Kis-Rhéde in 1835. They had three children.
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