Princess Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Consort of Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
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Place of Birth: Bouxwiller, Grand Est, France
About Princess Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt
- Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt (2 March 1746, Buchsweiler – 18 September 1821, Homburg) was Landgravine consort of Hesse-Homburg by marriage to Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg.
- She was the eldest daughter of Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt and his wife Caroline.
- 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 the famed little villa that was given to her use in the forest near Homburg.
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