Name Princess of | ||
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Tenure 12 August 1817 – 6 September 1860 Born 21 January 1796
Hanau, Hesse-Kassel ( 1796-01-21 ) Died 30 December 1880(1880-12-30) (aged 84)
Neustrelitz, Mecklenburg-Strelitz Spouse George, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Issue Duchess Luise of Mecklenburg
Frederick William, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Duchess Caroline of Mecklenburg
Duke George of Mecklenburg House House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
House of Hesse-Kassel Father Landgrave Frederick of Hesse-Kassel | ||
Princess and Landgravine Marie of Hesse-Kassel (German: Marie Wilhelmine Friederike von Hessen-Kassel; 21 January 1796 – 30 December 1880) was the consort of George, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
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Early life
Princess and Landgravine Marie of Hesse-Kassel, second daughter of Landgrave Frederick of Hesse-Kassel, and his wife, Princess Caroline of Nassau-Usingen, was born at Hanau, Hesse-Kassel. Through her father, she was a great-granddaughter of George II of Great Britain. Her father's older brother was the Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel. In 1803, her uncle's title was raised to Elector of Hesse — whereby the entire Kassel branch of the Hesse dynasty gained an upward notch in hierarchy.
Her sister Augusta married to Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge, the seventh son of George III of the United Kingdom.
Marriage
On 12 August 1817 in Kassel, Marie married George, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Streltiz, son of Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg. Together they had four children: