Elisabeth Henriette of Hesse-Kassel

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Elisabeth Henriette of Hesse-Kassel
Electoral Princess of Brandenburg Hereditary Prince of Prussia
File:Elisabeth Henriette von Hessen Kassel.jpg
Born	(1661-11-18)18 November 1661 Kassel
Died	Cölln/Spree
Spouse	Frederick, Electoral Prince of Brandenburg
Issue	Luise, Hereditary Princess of Hesse-Kassel
House	Hesse-Kassel
Father	William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
Mother	Hedwig Sophia of Brandenburg
Religion	Calvinism

Elisabeth Henriëtte of Hesse-Kassel (18 November 1661 - 7 July 1683) was the daughter of William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel and Hedwig Sophia of Brandenburg (1623–1683) a sister of Elector Frederick William of Brandenburg.

Biography

Landgräfin Hedwig Sophie promoted Elisabeth Henriette's marriage with Frederick, Electoral Prince of Brandenburg, her cousin, on family grounds. This marriage was decided against in favor of Frederick's marriage to a sister of Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I. When this plan failed the proposal for him to marry Elisabeth Henriette was revived.

In April 1678 Hedwig Sophie and Elisabeth Henriette travelled to Berlin, but Elisabeth Henriette had to wait a year in the Stadtschloss, Berlin for her marriage, whilst Frederick was away signing the Treaty of Nijmegen. The marriage, however, turned out to be a love match - the young couple lived in Schloss Köpenick and had one child, a daughter called Louise Dorothea (1680–1705).

Elisabeth Henriette died at 21 of smallpox after only 4 years of marriage and was buried in the Berliner Dom.

Issue

1. Princess Luise Dorothea of Prussia (29 September 1680 – 23 December 1705) married Landgrave Frederick of Hesse-Kassel, no issue.

Ancestry

Family of Elisabeth Henriette of Hesse-Kassel

16. William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel               8. Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel                       17. Duchess Sabine of Württemberg               4. William V, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel                             18. John George, Count of Solms-Laubach               9. Countess Agnes of Solms-Laubach                       19. Countess Margaret of Schönburg-Glauchau               2. William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel                                   20. Philip Louis I, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg               10. Philip Louis II, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg                       21. Countess Magdalena of Waldeck               5. Countess Amalie Elisabeth of Hanau-Münzenberg                             22. William the Silent (=#30)               11. Countess Catharina Belgica of Nassau                       23. Charlotte of Bourbon (=#31)               1. Elisabeth Henriette of Hesse-Kassel                                         24. Joachim III Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg               12. John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg                       25. Margravine Catherine of Brandenburg-Küstrin               6. George William, Elector of Brandenburg                             26. Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia               13. Duchess Anna of Prussia                       27. Duchess Marie Eleonore of Cleves               3. Margravine Hedwig Sophie of Brandenburg                                   28. Louis VI, Elector Palatine               14. Frederick IV, Elector Palatine                       29. Landgravine Elisabeth of Hesse               7. Countess Palatine Elizabeth Charlotte of Simmern                             30. William the Silent (=#22)               15. Countess Louise Juliana of Nassau                       31. Charlotte of Bourbon (=#23)

Titles and styles

• 18 November 1661 – 13 August 1679 Her Serene Highness Landgravine Elisabeth Henriëtte of Hesse-Kassel
• 13 August 1679 – 27 June 1683 Her Serene Highness the Electoral Princess of Brandenburg