Landgravine Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt (1761–1829)
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| Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine prev. Landgravine of Hesse-Darmstadt |
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Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt, Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine
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15 February 1761 Darmstadt |
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| Died | 24 October 1829 (aged 68) Auerbach |
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| Spouse | Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse | ||||
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Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine Landgravine Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt Prince George of Hesse and by Rhine Prince Frederick of Hesse and by Rhine Prince Emil of Hesse and by Rhine Landgrave Gustav of Hesse-Darmstadt. |
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| House | House of Hesse-Darmstadt | ||||
| Father | Prince George William of Hesse-Darmstadt | ||||
| Mother | Maria Luise Albertine of Leiningen-Falkenburg-Dagsburg | ||||
| Religion | Lutheranism | ||||
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| Louise Henriette Karoline |
Louise Henriette Karoline of Hesse-Darmstadt (15 February 1761, Darmstadt – 24 October 1829, Auerbach), was the first Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine by marriage.
Louise was a daughter of Prince George William of Hesse-Darmstadt (1722-1782) from his marriage to Maria Luise Albertine of Leiningen-Falkenburg-Dagsburg (1729-1818), daughter of Count Christian Karl Reinhard of Leiningen-Dachsburg-Falkenburg-Heidesheim.
The princess was in 1770 in the entourage of Marie Antoinette, as they traveled to France for her marriage. Louise exchanged letters with the French queen until 1792.
Louise married on 19 February 1777 in Darmstadt, her cousin the then hereditary prince Louis I of Hesse-Darmstadt (1753-1830). Her husband ruled Hesse-Darmstadt from 1790 as Landgrave Louis X and from 1806 as Ludwig I, Grand Duke of Hesse and the Rhine.
Louise spent the summer months since 1783 in the State Park Fürstenlager, and died there in 1829. Here provided charity to the population Auerbach. The Grand Duchess was described as amiable and revered by the nation.Johann Wolfgang von Goethe stayed at her court and Friedrich Schiller read from his Don Carlos in her salon. It was said that Napoleon Bonaparte promised the beautiful Louise, whom he believed to be one of the cleverest women of her time, that he would give her a crown.
Luisenstraße and Luisenplatz in Darmstadt are named after Louise.
From her marriage with Louis, Louise had the following children:
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