Frederica of Württemberg
| Duchess Frederica | |||||
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| Princess Peter Frederick Louis of Holstein-Gottorp | |||||
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| Born |
27 July 1765 Treptow an der Rega, Province of Pomerania, Prussia |
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| Died | 24 November 1785 (aged 20) Vienna, Austria |
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| Spouse | Prince Peter Frederick Louis of Holstein-Gottorp | ||||
| Issue |
Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg Duke George of Oldenburg |
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| House |
House of Württemberg (by birth) House of Holstein-Gottorp (by marriage) |
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| Father | Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg | ||||
| Mother | Friederike Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt | ||||
| Religion | Lutheranism | ||||
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| German: Friederike Elisabeth Amalie Auguste |
Duchess Frederica of Württemberg (German: Friederike Elisabeth Amalie Auguste von Württemberg; 27 July 1765 – 24 November 1785) was a daughter of Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg and Friederike Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt.
Frederica was born on 27 July 1765 in Treptow an der Rega, Farther Pomerania (now Trzebiatów, Poland) as the seventh child and second daughter of Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg and his wife Friederike Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt. Among her siblings were King Frederick of Württemberg, Sophia Dorothea, Empress of Russia, and Elisabeth, Archduchess of Austria.
Frederica's paternal grandparents were Karl Alexander, Duke of Württemberg and Maria Augusta of Thurn and Taxis.
Her maternal grandparents were Margrave Frederick William of Brandenburg-Schwedt and Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia, sister of Frederick the Great.
On 6 June 1781, Frederica married Prince Peter Frederick of Holstein-Gottorp. The marriage was meant to strengthen relations between Russia and Württemberg (Frederica's sister was married to Paul I of Russia, a member of the House of Holstein-Gottorp). They had two sons: Augustus (born in 1783) and George (born in 1784).
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