House House of Oldenburg | Name Maria of | |
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Born 6 June 1634
Gottorf Castle ( 1634-06-06 ) Died 17 June 1665(1665-06-17) (aged 31)
Darmstadt Spouse Landgrave Louis VI of Hesse-Darmstadt Father Frederick III of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp Mother Duchess Marie Elisabeth of Saxony | ||
Maria Elisabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp (6 June 1634, Gottorp Castle – 17 June 1665, Darmstadt), was by marriage landgravine of Hesse-Darmstadt
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Life
Mary Elizabeth was a daughter of the Frederick III of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp (1597–1659) from his marriage to Duchess Marie Elisabeth of Saxony (1610–1684), a daughter of John George I, Elector of Saxony.
She married on 24 November 1650 at Gottorp Castle, Louis, who later became Louis VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1630–1678), whom she had engaged on his birthday in 1649. On the occasion of the wedding, the last sword dance in Hesse was performed at a festival in Lollar.
His father drew Louis into the government business in the year after their marriage in 1651. Louis succeeded his father in 1661. Louis tied extensive political relations with Sweden via Maria Elizabeth's sister Hedvig Eleonora, Queen of Sweden. Marie Elisabeth had eight children; she died in 1665 in child birth. Her death plunged Louis into deep mourning. He wrote some poems in memory of his wife.
Offspring
From her marriage, Marie Elisabeth had the following children: