Dorothea Wilhelmine of Saxe-Zeitz

Dorothea Wilhelmine of Saxe- Zeitz ( born March 20, 1691 Elster, † March 17, 1743 in Kassel) was a princess of Saxe- Zeitz and by marriage Countess of Hesse- Kassel.

Life

Dorothea Wilhelmine was a daughter of the Duke Moritz Wilhelm of Saxe- Zeitz (1664-1718) from his marriage to Maria Amalia (1670-1739), daughter of the Elector Frederick William of Brandenburg. Until 1710 all of her siblings had died and Dorothea Wilhelmine was so after the death of her father, the last living member of the House of Saxe - Zeitz.

She married on 27 September 1717 Zeitz Landgrave William VIII of Hesse- Kassel ( 1682-1760 ). Queen Caroline of Great Britain reported to the Duchess of Orleans, the countess was " really ugly and had a whimsical head. "

Dorothea Wilhelmine was mentally ill and was released in 1725 not in public. First lady at the court was the favorite of the Landgrave of Christine Bernhold that rose still alive Dorothea Wilhelmine Countess Bernhold to and from Eschau this.

Progeny

From their marriage Dorothea Wilhelmine had the following children:

  • Karl (1718-1719)
  • Frederick II (1720-1785), Landgrave of Hesse -Kassel
  • Maria Amalie (1721-1744); she died as a bride of the Margrave Karl Albrecht of Brandenburg- Schwedt
Bad Elster Moritz Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz William VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel Integrated Authority File
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