Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel

Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine

Duchess of Oldenburg

Born

31 October 1722
Kassel

Died

28 February 1787 (aged 64)
Eutin

Spouse

Frederick Augustus I, Duke of Oldenburg

Issue

Wilhelm, Duke of Oldenburg
Princess Luise
Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte, Queen of Sweden and Norway

Full name
German: Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine

House

Hesse-Kassel

Father

Landgrave Maximilian of Hesse-Kassel

Mother

Landgravine Friederike Charlotte of Hesse-Darmstadt

Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel^[1]^[2] (German: Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine Prinzessin von Hessen-Kassel^[1]^[2]) (31 October 1722, Kassel^[1]^[2] – 28 February 1787, Eutin^[1]^[2]) was a member of the House of Hesse-Kassel by birth, and of the House of Holstein-Gottorp through her marriage to Frederick Augustus I, Duke of Oldenburg. Ulrike was the Duchess consort of Oldenburg from 1774 until her husband's death on 6 July 1785.

Marriage and issue

Ulrike married Prince Frederick Augustus of Holstein-Gottorp, son of Christian August, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp and his wife Margravine Albertine Friederike of Baden-Durlach,^[1]^[2] on 21 November 1752 in Kassel.^[1]^[2] Ulrike and Frederick Augustus had three children:^[1]^[2]

Peter Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Oldenburg (born 3 January 1754)^[1]^[2]
Luise of Holstein-Gottorp-Oldenburg (born 2 October 1756, died 1759)^[1]^[2]
Hedwig Sophie Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp-Oldenburg (born 22 March 1759)^[1]^[2]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel

16. William V, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel

8. William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel

17. Countess Amalie Elisabeth of Hanau-Münzenberg

4. Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel

18. George William, Elector of Brandenburg (=22)

9. Margravine Hedwig Sophie of Brandenburg

19. Countess Palatine Elisabeth Charlotte of the Rhine (=23)

2. Maximilian of Hesse-Kassel

20. Wilhelm Kettler, Duke of Courland

10. Jacob Kettler, Duke of Courland

21. Duchess Sophie of Prussia

5. Maria Amalia of Courland

22. George William, Elector of Brandenburg (=19)

11. Margravine Louise Charlotte of Brandenburg

23. Countess Palatine Elisabeth Charlotte of the Rhine (=20)

1. Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel

24. George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

12. Louis VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

25. Princess Sophia Eleonore of Saxony

6. Ernest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

26. Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha

13. Elisabeth Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg

27. Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg

3. Friederike Charlotte of Hesse-Darmstadt

28. Joachim Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach

14. Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach

29. Countess Sophie of Solms-Laubach

7. Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach

30. Joachim Ernest, Count of Oettingen-Oettingen

15. Sophia Margaret of Oettingen-Oettingen

31. Countess Anna Sibila of Solms-Sonnenwalde-Pouch

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Darryl Lundy (15 July 2005). "Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine Prinzessin von Hessen-Kassel". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 2009-01-02. External link in |publisher= (help)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Paul Theroff. "OLDENBURG". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. Retrieved 2009-01-02.

Regnal titles
Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel House of Hesse-Kassel Cadet branch of the House of Hesse Born: 31 October 1722 Died: 28 February 1787
Preceded by Wilhelmina of Hesse-Darmstadt	Countess consort of Oldenburg 1773	Succeeded by None; County elevated to Duchy
Preceded by None (new creation)	Duchess consort of Oldenburg 1774-1785	Succeeded by Cecilia of Sweden as Grand duchess

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