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Hereditary Princess of Hesse-Kassel
Luise Dorothea of Prussia
Hereditary Princess of Hesse-Kassel
Born(1680-09-29)29 September 1680
Stadtschloss, Berlin
Died23 December 1705(1705-12-23) (aged 25)
Kassel
Spouse Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Hesse-Kassel ​ ​(m. 1700)​
HouseHohenzollern
FatherFrederick I of Prussia
MotherElisabeth Henriette of Hesse-Kassel

Princess Luise Dorothea Sophie of Prussia (29 September 1680 – 23 December 1705) was Hereditary Princess of Hesse-Kassel by marriage to Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Hesse-Kassel. She was the daughter of Frederick I, the first king in Prussia, by his first wife Elisabeth Henriette of Hesse-Kassel. She died in childbirth.

Biography

Prussian Royalty
House of Hohenzollern
Frederick I
Children
Luise Dorothea, Hereditary Princess of Hesse-Kassel
Prince Frederick August
Frederick William I

On 31 May 1700, she married her first cousin Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Hesse-Kassel. Frederick was King of Sweden 1720-1751 and Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel from 1730 to 1751.

Luise Dorothea was married in Berlin 31 May 1700 in a grand ceremony which took place during several weeks to great costs. Conrad Mel wrote Font Legatio orientalis at the occasion. During her five years of marriage, Luise Dorothea suffered from poor health. She died in childbirth.

Frederick remarried to Princess Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden, later becoming her prince consort and eventual King of Sweden.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Princess Luise Dorothea of Prussia
8. George William, Elector of Brandenburg
4. Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg
9. Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate
2. Frederick I of Prussia
10. Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange
5. Countess Luise Henriette of Nassau
11. Amalia of Solms-Braunfels
1. Princess Luise Dorothea of Prussia
12. William V, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
6. William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
13. Amalie Elisabeth of Hanau-Münzenberg
3. Elisabeth Henriette of Hesse-Kassel
14. George William, Elector of Brandenburg = 8
7. Hedwig Sophie of Brandenburg
15. Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate = 9

References

  1. Frey, Linda; Frey, Marsha (1984). Frederick I, the Man and His Times. East European Monographs. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-88033-058-9. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  2. Philippi, Hans (2007). Die Landgrafschaft Hessen-Kassel, 1648-1806 (in German). Elwert. p. 45. ISBN 978-3-7708-1303-2. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  3. Publicationen aus den k. preussischen Staatsarchiven (in French). S. Hirzel. 1905. p. XV. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
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