Knowledge

Princess Wilhelmina of Hesse-Kassel

Source đź“ť

231: 31: 209:. Wilhelmina had no children with Henry, who was reported to pay more attention to his male friends than to her. At his marriage Henry described the situation to his siblings that he was "changing from the captivity of the king to the captivity of marriage". Although the whole court spied on her behavior, she always managed to appear in a good mood and not to offer court gossip a target thanks to her consistently friendly demeanor. 260:
She was a tall and handsome lady with a well kept figure, though very thin, and you can still see how remarkably beautiful she was in her youth. Her eyes are big and lively though somewhat protruding, and with a restless look. She is witty and literal, but as a consequence of her age, she sometimes
265:
She was one of the few members of the royal house to remain in Berlin during the French occupation in 1806. While most of the royal family left, reportedly because of the anti-Napoleonic criticisms they had expressed, and the members of the royal court either followed them or left the capital for
746: 896: 444: 194:, insisted that his brother marry, of course equally, just as their father had once arranged Frederick's marriage against his will. He only left him the choice of which of the sisters from the 865: 437: 230: 662: 715: 246: 803: 430: 261:
talks of several subjects at the same time. Her manners are regal, and she represents perfectly, and was additionally very polite and toward me very pleasant.
730: 271: 839: 545: 386: 349: 253: 655: 399:] (in Swedish). Vol. VII 1800-1806. Translated by Cecilia af Klercker. Stockholm: P.A. Norstedt & Söners förlag. p. 455. 362:] (in Swedish). Vol. VI 1797-1799. Translated by Cecilia af Klercker. Stockholm: P.A. Norstedt & Söners förlag. p. 121. 245:
wrote about Henry: "He shows more consideration for his wife than his brother." (What was meant was the behavior of the king to his wife
937: 953: 720: 241:
She was popular with her husband's family, especially his brothers, while her husband was more distant towards her. Nevertheless, the
648: 540: 514: 509: 922: 881: 172: 168: 153: 141: 93: 927: 855: 886: 336: 1005: 860: 834: 808: 777: 410: 373: 267: 751: 566: 813: 772: 906: 524: 504: 798: 30: 767: 519: 316: 212:
The couple separated in 1766 after an alleged affair on Wilhelmina's side. After the separation, she lived at
793: 221: 213: 164: 1000: 891: 242: 969: 598: 275: 699: 160: 131: 201:
Wilhelmina was described as a charming beauty. Wilhelmina and Henry had their own court and lived at
829: 901: 220:, which the king had built for his brother between 1748 and 1753 (today the main building of the 422: 681: 550: 671: 499: 187: 176: 121: 995: 990: 8: 191: 614: 202: 80: 400: 363: 312: 60: 217: 640: 932: 685: 390: 353: 453: 224:). She occupied one half of the building while her husband lived in the other. 195: 984: 36: 404: 367: 56: 152:(25 February 1726 – 8 October 1808) was a Prussian princess, married to 897:
Princess Alexandra Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-GlĂĽcksburg
866:
Princess Louise Sophie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
515:
Louise Caroline, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-GlĂĽcksburg
452: 116: 206: 183: 76: 333:
Prinz Heinrich von Preussen - ein Europäer in Rheinsberg
716:
Duchess Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-WolfenbĂĽttel
331:(Prince Henry as judged by his contemporaries), in: 670: 629:
Princess and Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel until 1803
546:
Marie Luise Charlotte, Princess Frederick of Anhalt
731:Margravine Elisabeth Louise of Brandenburg-Schwedt 272:Margravine Elisabeth Louise of Brandenburg-Schwedt 186:in 1751 and was married to him on 25 June 1752 at 982: 510:Karoline Amalie, Duchess of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 266:their country estates, Wilhelmina remained with 256:described her at the time of her visit in 1798: 856:Princess Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein 752:Landgravine Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt 254:Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp 680:Generations indicate marriage to descendants 656: 454:Princesses and Landgravines of Hesse by birth 438: 520:Marie, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 505:Marie Friederike, Duchess of Anhalt-Bernburg 329:Prinz Heinrich im Urteil seiner Zeitgenossen 182:She was introduced to Henry when he visited 954:Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia 663: 649: 445: 431: 385: 348: 29: 773:Duchess Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 311:. Biography, Berlin 2004, p. 58 et seq., 938:Princess Henriette of Schönaich-Carolath 799:Princess Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach 747:Duchess Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick 615:Princess Mafalda, Mrs. Brachetti-Peretti 567:Elisabeth, Hereditary Princess of Anhalt 923:Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia 882:Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 721:Duchess Luise of Brunswick-WolfenbĂĽttel 397:The diary of Hedvig Elizabeth Charlotte 360:The diary of Hedvig Elizabeth Charlotte 274:because of "their high age" as well as 173:William VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel 169:Friederike Charlotte of Hesse-Darmstadt 142:Friederike Charlotte of Hesse-Darmstadt 108: 1752; died 1802) 983: 804:Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach 794:Princess Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria 768:Duchess Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 933:Lady Brigid Katherine Rachel Guinness 887:Duchess Sophia Charlotte of Oldenburg 644: 426: 389:(1936) . af Klercker, Cecilia (ed.). 352:(1927) . af Klercker, Cecilia (ed.). 337:Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation 928:Princess Magdalena Reuss of Köstritz 861:Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine 835:Princess Maria Anna of Anhalt-Dessau 809:Princess Marianne of the Netherlands 778:Princess Maria Anna of Hesse-Homburg 468:Wilhemina, Princess Henry of Prussia 268:Prince Augustus Ferdinand of Prussia 892:Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen 726:Princess Wilhelmina of Hesse-Kassel 700:Princess Sophia Dorothea of Hanover 599:Christina Margarethe, Mrs. van Eyck 411:search for all versions on WorldCat 374:search for all versions on WorldCat 150:Princess Wilhelmina of Hesse-Kassel 13: 500:Marie, Queen of Denmark and Norway 392:Hedvig Elisabeth Charlottas dagbok 355:Hedvig Elisabeth Charlottas dagbok 216:in Berlin, on the grand boulevard 14: 1017: 814:Princess Luise of Anhalt-Bernburg 132:Prince Maximilian of Hesse-Kassel 907:Princess Marie-Auguste of Anhalt 840:Princess Marie of Saxe-Altenburg 541:Marie, Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen 278:, who was pregnant at the time. 229: 672:Prussian princesses by marriage 298:. Biography, Berlin 2004, p. 65 190:. Henry's eldest brother, King 159:Wilhelmina was the daughter of 105: 379: 342: 321: 301: 288: 1: 525:Augusta, Duchess of Cambridge 281: 236:Prince Henry's Palace, Berlin 222:Humboldt University of Berlin 387:Charlottas, Hedvig Elisabeth 350:Charlottas, Hedvig Elisabeth 16:Prussia princess (1726–1808) 7: 1006:Burials at Berlin Cathedral 970:Princess Sophie of Isenburg 276:Princess Augusta of Prussia 177:King Frederick I of Sweden 10: 1022: 309:Prinz Heinrich von PreuĂźen 296:Prinz Heinrich von PreuĂźen 962: 946: 915: 874: 848: 822: 786: 760: 739: 708: 692: 678: 623: 607: 591: 575: 559: 533: 492: 476: 460: 247:Queen Elisabeth Christine 137: 127: 115: 87: 66: 43: 28: 23: 830:Victoria, Princess Royal 551:Louise, Queen of Denmark 335:, exhibition catalog by 902:Ina Marie von Bassewitz 154:Prince Henry of Prussia 94:Prince Henry of Prussia 263: 339:, Berlin, 2002, p. 21 258: 252:The Swedish princess 214:Prince Henry's Palais 188:Charlottenburg Palace 1001:Prussian princesses 192:Frederick the Great 171:, and the niece of 83:, Holy Roman Empire 24:Princess Wilhelmina 203:Schloss Rheinsberg 81:Kingdom of Prussia 978: 977: 638: 637: 161:Prince Maximilian 147: 146: 61:Holy Roman Empire 1013: 665: 658: 651: 642: 641: 631: 447: 440: 433: 424: 423: 414: 408: 383: 377: 371: 346: 340: 325: 319: 305: 299: 292: 270:and his consort 233: 218:Unter den Linden 109: 107: 73: 54:25 February 1726 53: 51: 33: 21: 20: 1021: 1020: 1016: 1015: 1014: 1012: 1011: 1010: 981: 980: 979: 974: 963:11th generation 958: 947:10th generation 942: 911: 870: 844: 818: 782: 756: 735: 704: 688: 686:King of Prussia 674: 669: 639: 634: 627: 619: 603: 587: 571: 555: 529: 488: 472: 456: 451: 420: 418: 417: 384: 380: 347: 343: 327:Gerhard Knoll, 326: 322: 306: 302: 293: 289: 284: 237: 234: 111: 103: 99: 96: 75: 71: 55: 49: 47: 39: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1019: 1009: 1008: 1003: 998: 993: 976: 975: 973: 972: 966: 964: 960: 959: 957: 956: 950: 948: 944: 943: 941: 940: 935: 930: 925: 919: 917: 916:9th generation 913: 912: 910: 909: 904: 899: 894: 889: 884: 878: 876: 875:8th generation 872: 871: 869: 868: 863: 858: 852: 850: 849:7th generation 846: 845: 843: 842: 837: 832: 826: 824: 823:6th generation 820: 819: 817: 816: 811: 806: 801: 796: 790: 788: 787:5th generation 784: 783: 781: 780: 775: 770: 764: 762: 761:4th generation 758: 757: 755: 754: 749: 743: 741: 740:3rd generation 737: 736: 734: 733: 728: 723: 718: 712: 710: 709:2nd generation 706: 705: 703: 702: 696: 694: 693:1st generation 690: 689: 679: 676: 675: 668: 667: 660: 653: 645: 636: 635: 633: 632: 624: 621: 620: 618: 617: 611: 609: 608:8th Generation 605: 604: 602: 601: 595: 593: 592:7th Generation 589: 588: 586: 585: 579: 577: 576:6th Generation 573: 572: 570: 569: 563: 561: 560:5th Generation 557: 556: 554: 553: 548: 543: 537: 535: 534:4th Generation 531: 530: 528: 527: 522: 517: 512: 507: 502: 496: 494: 493:3rd Generation 490: 489: 487: 486: 480: 478: 477:2nd Generation 474: 473: 471: 470: 464: 462: 461:1st Generation 458: 457: 450: 449: 442: 435: 427: 416: 415: 378: 341: 320: 300: 286: 285: 283: 280: 243:Duke of Nevers 239: 238: 235: 228: 196:House of Hesse 145: 144: 139: 135: 134: 129: 125: 124: 119: 113: 112: 101: 97: 92: 91: 89: 85: 84: 74:(aged 82) 70:8 October 1808 68: 64: 63: 45: 41: 40: 34: 26: 25: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1018: 1007: 1004: 1002: 999: 997: 994: 992: 989: 988: 986: 971: 968: 967: 965: 961: 955: 952: 951: 949: 945: 939: 936: 934: 931: 929: 926: 924: 921: 920: 918: 914: 908: 905: 903: 900: 898: 895: 893: 890: 888: 885: 883: 880: 879: 877: 873: 867: 864: 862: 859: 857: 854: 853: 851: 847: 841: 838: 836: 833: 831: 828: 827: 825: 821: 815: 812: 810: 807: 805: 802: 800: 797: 795: 792: 791: 789: 785: 779: 776: 774: 771: 769: 766: 765: 763: 759: 753: 750: 748: 745: 744: 742: 738: 732: 729: 727: 724: 722: 719: 717: 714: 713: 711: 707: 701: 698: 697: 695: 691: 687: 683: 677: 673: 666: 661: 659: 654: 652: 647: 646: 643: 630: 626: 625: 622: 616: 613: 612: 610: 606: 600: 597: 596: 594: 590: 584: 581: 580: 578: 574: 568: 565: 564: 562: 558: 552: 549: 547: 544: 542: 539: 538: 536: 532: 526: 523: 521: 518: 516: 513: 511: 508: 506: 503: 501: 498: 497: 495: 491: 485: 482: 481: 479: 475: 469: 466: 465: 463: 459: 455: 448: 443: 441: 436: 434: 429: 428: 425: 421: 412: 406: 402: 398: 394: 393: 388: 382: 375: 369: 365: 361: 357: 356: 351: 345: 338: 334: 330: 324: 318: 314: 310: 307:Eva Ziebura: 304: 297: 294:Eva Ziebura: 291: 287: 279: 277: 273: 269: 262: 257: 255: 250: 248: 244: 232: 227: 226: 225: 223: 219: 215: 210: 208: 204: 199: 197: 193: 189: 185: 180: 178: 174: 170: 166: 162: 157: 155: 151: 143: 140: 136: 133: 130: 126: 123: 120: 118: 114: 95: 90: 86: 82: 78: 69: 65: 62: 58: 46: 42: 38: 37:Antoine Pesne 32: 27: 22: 19: 725: 684:, the first 628: 582: 483: 467: 419: 396: 391: 381: 359: 354: 344: 332: 328: 323: 308: 303: 295: 290: 264: 259: 251: 240: 211: 200: 181: 165:Hesse-Kassel 158: 149: 148: 122:Hesse-Kassel 72:(1808-10-08) 57:Hesse-Kassel 35:Portrait by 18: 996:1808 deaths 991:1726 births 682:Frederick I 198:he wanted. 985:Categories 317:3746617707 282:References 50:1726-02-25 405:14111333 368:14111333 110:​ 102:​ 98:​ 403:  366:  315:  207:Berlin 184:Kassel 138:Mother 128:Father 88:Spouse 77:Berlin 395:[ 358:[ 117:House 104:( 100: 583:none 484:none 401:OCLC 364:OCLC 313:ISBN 205:and 175:and 167:and 67:Died 44:Born 249:.) 163:of 987:: 179:. 156:. 106:m. 79:, 59:, 664:e 657:t 650:v 446:e 439:t 432:v 413:) 409:( 407:. 376:) 372:( 370:. 52:) 48:(

Index


Antoine Pesne
Hesse-Kassel
Holy Roman Empire
Berlin
Kingdom of Prussia
Prince Henry of Prussia
House
Hesse-Kassel
Prince Maximilian of Hesse-Kassel
Friederike Charlotte of Hesse-Darmstadt
Prince Henry of Prussia
Prince Maximilian
Hesse-Kassel
Friederike Charlotte of Hesse-Darmstadt
William VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
King Frederick I of Sweden
Kassel
Charlottenburg Palace
Frederick the Great
House of Hesse
Schloss Rheinsberg
Berlin
Prince Henry's Palais
Unter den Linden
Humboldt University of Berlin
Prince Henry's Palace, Berlin
Duke of Nevers
Queen Elisabeth Christine
Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.

↑