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Princess Marie of Hesse-Kassel
Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Tenure12 August 1817 – 6 September 1860
Born(1796-01-21)21 January 1796
Hanau, Hesse-Kassel
Died30 December 1880(1880-12-30) (aged 84)
Neustrelitz, Mecklenburg-Strelitz
SpouseGeorge, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
IssueDuchess Luise of Mecklenburg
Frederick William, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Caroline, Crown Princess of Denmark
Duke George of Mecklenburg
Names
Marie Wilhelmine Friederike
HouseHouse of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
House of Hesse-Kassel
FatherLandgrave Frederick of Hesse-Kassel
MotherPrincess Caroline of Nassau-Usingen

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.

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:

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

  • 21 January 1796 – 12 August 1817: Her Serene Highness Princess Marie of Hesse
  • 12 August 1817 – 6 September 1860: Her Royal Highness The Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
  • 6 September 1860 – 30 December 1880: Her Royal Highness The Dowager Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Ancestry

Family of Princess Marie of Hesse-Kassel
16. Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
8. William VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
17. Duchess Maria Amalia of Courland
4. Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
18. Moritz Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz
9. Duchess Dorothea of Saxe-Zeitz
19. Margravine Marie Amalie of Brandenburg
2. Landgrave Frederick of Hesse-Kassel
20. George I of Great Britain
10. George II of Great Britain
21. Princess Sophia Dorothea of Celle
5. Princess Mary of Great Britain
22. Johann Friedrich, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
11. Margravine Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach
23. Princess Eleanor of Saxe-Eisenach
1. Princess Marie of Hesse-Cassel
24. William Henry, Prince of Nassau-Usingen
12. Charles, Prince of Nassau-Usingen
25. Princess Charlotte Amalie of Nassau-Dillenburg
6. Charles William, Prince of Nassau-Usingen
26. John William III, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach
13. Duchess Christiane Wilhelmine of Saxe-Eisenach
27. Duchess Magdalene Sibylle of Saxe-Weissenfels
3. Princess Caroline of Nassau-Usingen
28. Count Johann of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Heidesheim
14. Count Christian Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg
29. Countess Johanna Magdalena of Hanau-Lichtenberg
7. Countess Caroline of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg
30. Count George Ludwig of Solms-Rödelheim
15. Countess Katharina Polyxene of Solms-Rödelheim and Assenheim
31. Countess Charlotte Sibylle of Ahlefeld-Langeland

References

Princess Marie of Hesse-Kassel
Cadet branch of the House of Hesse
Born: 21 January 1796 Died: 30 December 1880
German royalty
Vacant
Title last held by
Princess Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön
as Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
1817–1860
Succeeded by