Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel

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Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine
Countess/Duchess of Oldenburg
Johann Valentin Tischbein - Ulrike Frederike Wilhelmine van Hessen-Kassel - Kasteel Middachten.jpg
by Johann Valentin Tischbein
Born(1722-10-31)31 October 1722
Kassel
Died28 February 1787(1787-02-28) (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
Names
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 (German : Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine Prinzessin von Hessen-Kassel (31 October 1722, Kassel; 28 February 1787, Eutin) 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.

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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,[ citation needed ] on 21 November 1752 in Kassel.[ citation needed ] Ulrike and Frederick Augustus had three children:[ citation needed ]

Ancestry

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References

  1. ↑ Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans [Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living] (in French). Bourdeaux: Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel. 1768. p. 59.
Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel
Cadet branch of the House of Hesse
Born: 31 October 1722 Died: 28 February 1787
Royal titles
Preceded by 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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