Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel

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Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine
Countess/Duchess of Oldenburg
by Johann Valentin Tischbein
Born (1722-10-31)31 October 1722
Kassel
Died 28 February 1787(1787-02-28) (aged 64)
Eutin
Spouse Frederick Augustus I, Duke of Oldenburg (m 21 November 1752)
Issue Wilhelm, Duke of Oldenburg
Princess Luise
Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte, Queen of Sweden and Norway
Full name
German: Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine
Father Landgrave Maximilian of Hesse-Kassel
Mother Princess Friederike Charlotte of Hesse-Darmstadt

Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel (31 October 1722  – 28 February 1787) was a member of the House of Hesse-Kassel by birth, and of the House of Holstein-Gottorp through her marriage to Frederick Augustus I, Duke of Oldenburg.


Issue[edit]

  1. Wilhelm, Duke of Oldenburg ((3 January 1754  – 2 July 1823) never married.
  2. Princess Luise of Holstein-Gottorp (2 October 1756  – 1759) died in infancy.
  3. Princess Hedwig Sophie Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp (22 March 1759  – 20 June 1818) married Charles XIII of Sweden and had issue.


Titles[edit]

  • 31 October 1722  – 21 November 1752 Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel.
  • 1774  – 6 July 1785 The Duchess of Oldenburg.
  • 6 July 1785  – 28 February 1787 The Dowager Duchess of Oldenburg.




Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel
Cadet branch of the House of Hesse
Born: 31 October 1722 Died: 28 February 1787
Royal titles
Preceded by Countess consort of Oldenburg
1773
Succeeded by
None; County elevated to Duchy
Preceded by
None (new creation)
Duchess consort of Oldenburg
1774-1785
Succeeded by
Cecilia of Sweden
as Grand duchess