Princess Karoline of Hesse-Darmstadt

Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt
Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg
Born	(1746-03-02)2 March 1746 Buchsweiler
Died	18 September 1821(1821-09-18) (aged 75) Bad Homburg vor der Höhe
Spouse	Prince Friedrich of Hesse-Homburg (m 27 September 1768)
House	Hesse
Father	Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
Mother	Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken

Princess Karoline of Hesse-Darmstadt (2 March 1746  – 18 September 1821) was Landgravine consort of Hesse-Homburg by marriage to Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg.

Marriage

On 27 September 1768, she married Prince Friedrich of Hesse-Homburg, son of Frederick IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg.

Issue

1. Frederick VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg (1769–1829) married Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom.
2. Louis William, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg (1770–1839), married Princess Augusta of Nassau-Usingen but divorced.
3. Caroline (1771–1854) married Louis Frederick II, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt.
4. Landgravine Louise Ulrike of Hesse-Homburg (1772–1854), married Prince Charles Günther of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt.
5. Amalie (1774–1846) married Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Dessau.
6. Auguste (1776–1871) married Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
7. Philip (1779–1846) married Rosalie Antonie, Countess of Naumburg, Baroness Schimmelpenninck.
8. Gustav, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg (1781–1848) married Princess Louise of Anhalt-Dessau.
9. Ferdinand, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg (1783–1866) the last Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
10. Princess Maria Anna of Hesse-Homburg (1785–1846) married Prince Wilhelm of Prussia.
11. Prince Leopold of Hesse-Homburg (1787–1813) died in battle.

Titles and styles

• 2 March 1746  – 27 September 1768 Her Serene Highness Princess Karoline of Hesse-Darmstadt.
• 7 February 1751  – 20 January 1820 Her Serene Highness The Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg.
• 20 January 1820  – 18 September 1821 Her Serene Highness The Dowager Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg.