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Princess Louise of Saxe-Hildburghausen

Princess Louise of Saxe-Hildburghausen
Duchess of Nassau
Princess of Nassau-Weilburg
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Princess consort of Nassau-Weilburg
Reign 1816
Predecessor Louise Isabelle of Kirchberg
Successor None. Incorporated into the Duchy of Nassau
Duchess consort of Nassau
Reign 9 January 1816 – 24 March 1816
Predecessor None. New Title
Successor Pauline of Württemberg
Born (1794-01-28)28 January 1794
Hildburghausen, Saxe-Hildburghausen
Died 6 April 1825(1825-04-06) (aged 31)
Biebrich, Duchy of Nassau
Spouse William, Duke of Nassau
Issue Therese, Duchess of Oldenburg
Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Marie, Princess of Wied
Full name
German: Charlotte Luise Friederike Amalie Alexandrine
House House of Saxe-Hildburghausen
Father Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
Mother Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Full name
German: Charlotte Luise Friederike Amalie Alexandrine

Princess Charlotte Luise Friederike Amalie Alexandrine of Saxe-Hildburghausen, full German name: Charlotte Luise Friederike Amalie Alexandrine, Prinzessin von Sachsen-Hildburghausen (28 January 1794, Hildburghausen, Saxe-Hildburghausen – 6 April 1825, Biebrich, Duchy of Nassau) was a member of the House of Saxe-Hildburghausen and a Princess of Saxe-Hildburghausen (and later of Saxe-Altenburg) by birth. Through her marriage to William, Duke of Nassau, Louise was also a member of the House of Nassau-Weilburg and Duchess consort of Nassau. Louise was briefly Princess consort of Nassau-Weilburg in 1816.

Louise was the seventh child of Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen and his wife Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. One of her godparents were her aunt, Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen consort of Kingdom of Prussia. Louise and her sister Therese were considered very beautiful, and were the subject of the Friedrich Rückert poem “Mit drei Moosrosen."

In 1809, Ludwig, Crown Prince of Bavaria visited Schloss Hildburghausen to choose his bride. Ludwig chose between Louise and Therese and finally selected Therese. Louise married William, Duke of Nassau, eldest son of Frederick William, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg and his wife Burgravine Louise Isabelle of Kirchberg, on 24 June 1814 in Weilburg. To honor the occasion of their marriage, the Civil Guard of Weilberg and Samuel Luja (1735–1818) composed the "Cantate am Feste der Heimführung des Erbprinzen Wilhelm von Nassau mit der Prinzessin Louise von Sachsen-Hildburghausen."


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