Princess Wilhelmina Caroline of Denmark

Wilhelmine Caroline of Denmark (* July 10, 1747 in Copenhagen, † January 14, 1820 in Kassel) was a princess of Denmark and by marriage Electress of Hesse.

Life

Wilhelmine Karoline was a daughter of King Frederick V of Denmark and Norway (1723-1766) and his first wife Louise (1724-1751), daughter of King George II of Great Britain.

On September 1, 1764, wedding was with her ​​cousin, Crown Prince Wilhelm of Hesse and Count of Hanau (from 1785 Landgrave Wilhelm IX. Von Hessen -Kassel and in 1803 Elector Wilhelm I of Hesse ), instead. William was inter alia due to the extensive military trade is one of the richest prince of his time.

The time of the Kingdom of Westphalia ( 1806-1813 ) spent the electoral couple separated in exile. While Wilhelm with his mistress and Others stayed in Schleswig and Prague, Wilhelmine Caroline lived with her younger daughter Karoline Amalie in Gotha Winter Palace.

The mausoleum of the Electress is on the Kassel Luther Cemetery.

Progeny

• Marie Friederike (1768-1839), Princess of Anhalt- Bernburg
• Karoline Amalie (1771-1848), Duchess of Saxe- Gotha -Altenburg
• Friedrich (1772-1784)
• Wilhelm II (1777-1847), Elector of Hesse

• Prince (Denmark)
• Prince (Norway )
• House of Oldenburg
• Born in 1747
• Died in 1820
• Woman