Dorothea Friederike of Brandenburg-Ansbach
| Dorothea Friederike of Brandenburg-Ansbach | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
12 August 1676 Ansbach |
| Died |
13 March 1731 (aged 54) Hanau |
| Spouse | Johann Reinhard III of Hanau-Lichtenberg |
| Father | John Frederick of Brandenburg-Ansbach |
| Mother | Johanna Elisabeth of Baden-Durlach |
Dorothea Friederike of Brandenburg-Ansbach (12 August 1676,[1] Ansbach – 13 March 1731, Hanau) was the daughter of Margrave John Frederick of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1654 – 1686) and his first wife, Margravine Johanna Elisabeth of Baden-Durlach (1651 – 1680). She was a half-sister of Queen Caroline of Great Britain, the wife of King George II
On 20 (or 30) August 1699, Dorothea Friederike Count married Johann Reinhard III of Hanau-Lichtenberg.[2] She was the last Countess of Hanau. The marriage produced one daughter: Charlotte Christine Magdalene Johanna (1700 – 1726). Charlotte was the sole heiress of the county of Hanau and married on 5 April 1717 Crown Prince Louis VIII of Hesse-Darmstadt (1691 – 1768).
Friederike Dorothea died on 13 March 1731 and was buried on 17 or 25 March 1731[3] in the family vault of the Hanau counts in the St. John's Church (Hanau) (currently known as Old St. John's Church) in Hanau.[4] The tomb was largely destroyed in the bombing of the Second World War.
References
- Reinhard Dietrich: The state constitution in the Hanau Territory, Hanau's History Magazine 34, Hanau 1996, ISBN 3-9801933-6-5
- Rudolf Lenz: Catalogue of funeral sermons and other writings of sadness in the Hesse Higher Education and State Library = Marburger staff research journal 11, Sigmaringen 1990
- Uta Lowenstein: The county of Hanau from the end of the 16th Century until the seizure by Hesse, in: New Magazine for Hanau's History, 2005, p. 11ff.
- Reinhard Suchier: genealogy of the Countly House of Hanau, in: Festschrift of the Hanau Historical Association for his fifty-year jubilee celebration on 27 August 1894, Hanau 1894
- Reinhard Suchier: The grave monuments and coffins of the member sof the Houses of hanau and hesse buried in Hanau, in: Program of the Royal Grammar School in Hanau, Hanau 1879, p. 1-56
- Richard Wille: The last Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg, in: Communications of the district of Hanau, Hesse Society for History and Geography vol 12, Hanau, 1886, p. 56-68.
- Ernst J. Zimmerman.Hanau city and country Third Edition, Hanau, 1919, ND 1978
Footnotes
- ↑ there are 7 documents relating to her birthdays in the 1715-1719 time frame in Hessian State Archive in Marburg, file 15, box 242, No. 9
- ↑ for the dower, see: Hessian State Archive in Marburg, file: 81, government Hanau A45,1
- ↑ Suchier, grave monuments, p. 53
- ↑ funeral sermons for her burial found in the Hessian State Archives, Marburg, file: Coll 15, Box 242, No. 5 and 6; anonymous: The wonderful but blessed ways of the Lord. Reference: Lenz, No. 172; anonymous.The joyful courage a heavenly-minded soul Hanau 1731. Reference: Hanau City Library - Dept. Hanau-Hessen, Signature: I e 2 F 4