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Caroline of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken (Caroline Henriette Christiane Philippine Louise; 9 March 1721 – 30 March 1774) was Landgravine of Hesse-Darmstadt by marriage to Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt. She was famed as one of the most learned women of her time and known as The Great Landgräfin .
- 9 March 1721, Strasbourg
- Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
- 30 March 1774 (aged 53 years), Darmstadt
- Palatinate-Zweibrücken
Caroline of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken (Caroline Henriette Christiane Philippine Louise; 9 March 1721 – 30 March 1774) was Landgravine of Hesse-Darmstadt by marriage to Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt. She was famed as one of the most learned women of her time and known as The Great Landgräfin.
Louis IX and his wife Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken became the most recent common ancestors of all current hereditary European monarchs on 8 September 2022 after Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, who was not a descendant, died and her son, Charles III, a descendant through his father, became king.
- 12 October 1768 –, 6 April 1790
- Hesse-Darmstadt
Palatine Zweibrücken was established as a separate principality in 1459, when Stephen, Count Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrücken divided his territory, Palatinate-Simmern and Zweibrücken, between his two sons. The younger son, Louis I, received the County of Zweibrücken and the County of Veldenz.
- Principality
- German
Caroline of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken (Henriette Caroline Christiane Louise; 9 March 1721 – 30 March 1774) was wife of the Landgrave of Hessen-Darmstadt and one of the most learned women of her time. Biography. Henriette Caroline was the daughter of Christian III, Duke of Zweibrücken and his wife Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken.
Jan 5, 2024 · März 1721 in Straßburg; † 30. März 1774 in Darmstadt) war durch Heirat Landgräfin von Hessen-Darmstadt. Sie wurde von Goethe „die große Landgräfin“ genannt. Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken. German noble (1721-1774) image. image of grave. coat of arms image.
Apr 6, 2014 · Long before he became Landgrave, the 21 year old Louis IX married Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken, daughter of Christian III, Duke of Zweibrücken. The couple had eight children, all of whom survived to adulthood though the marriage between Caroline and Louis was not destined to be a happy one.
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