Karoline Amalie von Hessen-Kassel Prinzessin von Hessen-Kassel (1771–1848) • FamilySearch

Karoline Amalie von Hessen-Kassel Prinzessin von Hessen-Kassel

11 July 1771–22 February 1848 (Age 76)
Hanau, Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, Germany

The Life Summary of Karoline Amalie von

When Karoline Amalie von Hessen-Kassel Prinzessin von Hessen-Kassel was born on 11 July 1771, in Hanau, Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, Germany, her father, Wilhelm IX Kurfürst von Hessen-Kassel, was 27 and her mother, Princess Wilhelmina Caroline of Denmark-Norway Oldenburg Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel, Electress of Hesse, was 24. She married Emil Leopold August Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg on 24 April 1802, in Prussia, Germany. She died on 22 February 1848, in Gotha, Thüringen, Germany, at the age of 76, and was buried in Gotha, Gotha, Thüringen, Germany.

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Family Time Line

Emil Leopold August Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
1772–1822
Karoline Amalie von Hessen-Kassel Prinzessin von Hessen-Kassel
1771–1848
Marriage: 24 April 1802

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    24 April 1802Prussia, Germany
  • World Events (2)

    1813 · Germans defeat Napolean in Leipzig
    Age 42
    On Oct 19, 1813, Germany defeats Napolean. The commanding officer for the Allied side was Prince Karl Phillipp Schwarzenberg.
    1814
    Age 43
    The Congress of Vienna established the German Confederation of 39 independent German states.

    Name Meaning

    Vernacular form of Latin Carolina, a feminine derivative of Carolus ( see Charles ).

    Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

    Sources (1)

    • von Hessen-Kassel, "Find A Grave Index"

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