Princess Marie of Hesse-Kassel

Princess and Landgravine Marie of Hesse-Kassel (German: Marie Wilhelmine Friederike von Hessen-Kassel; 21 January 1796 30 December 1880) was the consort of George, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

Princess Marie of Hesse-Kassel
Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Reign12 August 1817 – 6 September 1860
Born(1796-01-21)21 January 1796
Hanau, Hesse-Kassel
Died30 December 1880(1880-12-30) (aged 84)
Neustrelitz, Mecklenburg-Strelitz
SpouseGeorge, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
IssueDuchess Luise
Frederick William, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Caroline, Crown Princess of Denmark
Duke Georg August
Full name
Marie Wilhelmine Friederike
HouseMecklenburg-Strelitz
Hesse-Kassel
FatherLandgrave Frederick of Hesse-Kassel
MotherPrincess Caroline of Nassau-Usingen

Early life

Princess Marie of Hesse-Kassel, second daughter of Prince Frederick of Hesse-Kassel, and his wife, Princess Caroline of Nassau-Usingen, was born at Hanau, Hesse-Kassel. Through her father, she was a great-granddaughter of George II of Great Britain. Her father's older brother was the Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel. In 1803, her uncle's title was raised to Elector of Hesse — whereby the entire Kassel branch of the Hesse dynasty gained an upward notch in hierarchy.

Her sister Augusta married Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge, the seventh son of George III of the United Kingdom.

Marriage

On 12 August 1817 in Kassel, Marie married George, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, son of Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg. Together they had four children:

Ancestry

References

    Princess Marie of Hesse-Kassel
    Cadet branch of the House of Hesse
    Born: 21 January 1796 Died: 30 December 1880
    German royalty
    Vacant
    Title last held by
    Princess Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön
    as Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
    Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
    18171860
    Succeeded by
    Princess Augusta of Cambridge
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