Religion Lutheranism Role 1761–1829 | Name Princess of | |
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Born 15 February 1761
Darmstadt ( 1761-02-15 ) Issue
Detail Louis, Louise, George, Frederick, Emil, Gustav Father Prince George William of Hesse-Darmstadt Mother Maria Luise Albertine of Leiningen-Falkenburg-Dagsburg Died October 24, 1829, Bensheim, Germany Spouse Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse (m. 1777–1829) House Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt Children Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse Parents Prince George William of Hesse-Darmstadt, Countess Maria Louise Albertine of Leiningen-Falkenburg-Dagsburg Similar People Princess Wilhelmine of Baden, Princess Amalie of Hesse‑Darmstadt, Charles Louis - Hereditar, Maria Alexandrovna | ||
Louise Henriette Karoline of Hesse-Darmstadt (15 February 1761, Darmstadt – 24 October 1829, Auerbach), was the first Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine by marriage.
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Life
Louise was a daughter of Prince George William of Hesse-Darmstadt (1722-1782) from his marriage to Maria Luise Albertine of Leiningen-Falkenburg-Dagsburg (1729-1818), daughter of Count Christian Karl Reinhard of Leiningen-Dachsburg-Falkenburg-Heidesheim.
The princess was in 1770 in the entourage of Marie Antoinette, as they traveled to France for her marriage. Louise exchanged letters with the French queen until 1792.
Louise married on 19 February 1777 in Darmstadt, her cousin the then crown prince Louis I of Hesse-Darmstadt (1753-1830). Her husband ruled Hesse-Darmstadt from 1790 as Landgrave Louis X and from 1806 as Ludwig I, Grand Duke of Hesse and the Rhine.
Louise spent the summer months since 1783 in the State Park Fürstenlager, and died there in 1829. Here provided charity to the population Auerbach. The Grand Duchess was described as amiable and revered by the nation. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe stayed at her court and Friedrich Schiller read from his Don Carlos in her salon. It was said that Napoleon Bonaparte promised the beautiful Louise, whom he believed to be one of the cleverest women of her time, that he would give her a crown.
Luisenstraße and Luisenplatz in Darmstadt are named after Louise.
Offspring
From her marriage with Louis, Louise had the following children: