Christine Wilhelmine of Hesse Homburg

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Noble family House of Hesse
Father William Christoph, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg Mother Sophia Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt Born 30 June 1653Bingenheim ( 1653-06-30 ) Died 16 May 1722, Grabow, Germany Spouse Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg-Grabow Children Christian Ludwig II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Parents William Christoph, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg, Sophia Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt Grandsons Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Similar Christian Ludwig II - Duke of, Frederick William - Duke of, Sophia Louise of Mecklenburg‑Schwerin, Duchess Gustave Caroline, Duke Louis of Mecklenburg‑Schwerin

Christine Wilhelmine of Hesse-Homburg (30 June 1653, Bingenheim – 16 May 1722, Grabow) was a German noblewoman.

She was the eldest daughter of William Christoph, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg and his first wife Sophia Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt.

Marriage and issue

On 28 May 1671 he married Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg-Grabow, son of Adolf Frederick I, Duke of Mecklenburg and Marie Katharina of Brunswick-Dannenberg. They had the following children:

Frederick William I (28 March 1675 - 31 July 1713); married Sophie Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel (July 16, 1678 - May 30, 1749), daughter of Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel; no children.

Carl Leopold (26 November 1678 - 28 November 1747); married Tsarevna Catherine of Russia (sister of Empress Anna); their daughter was Grand Duchess Anna Leopoldovna of Russia, mother of Ivan VI of Russia.

Christian Ludwig II (15 May 1683 - 30 May 1756); married his first cousin, Duchess Gustave Caroline of Mecklenburg-Strelitz; had five children.

Sophie Louise (16 May 1685 - 29 July 1735); third wife of Frederick I of Prussia; no children.

References

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