Princess Marie of Hesse-Kassel

For her grandmother, Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel, see Princess Mary of Great Britain.

Princess 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.

Princess Marie of Hesse-Kassel
Grand Duchess consort of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Tenure	12 August 1817 – 6 September 1860
Born	(1796-01-21)21 January 1796 Hanau, Hesse-Kassel
Died	30 December 1880(1880-12-30) (aged 84) Neustrelitz, Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Spouse	George, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz ​ ​ (m. 1817; died 1860)​
Issue	Duchess Luise Frederick William, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Caroline Mariane, Crown Princess of Denmark Duke Georg August
Names Marie Wilhelmine Friederike
House	Mecklenburg-Strelitz Hesse-Kassel
Father	Prince Frederick of Hesse-Kassel
Mother	Princess Caroline of Nassau-Usingen

Early life

Princess Marie of Hesse-Kassel, second daughter of Prince 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 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-Strelitz, son of Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg. Together they had four children:^[1]

• Duchess Luise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1818–1842).
• Frederick William, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1819–1904); married Princess Augusta of Cambridge.
• Duchess Caroline of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1821–1876); married then-Crown Prince Frederick, the future Frederick VII of Denmark
• Duke Georg August of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1824–1876); married Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna of Russia.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Princess Marie of Hesse-Kassel

8. William VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel 4. Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel 9. Dorothea Wilhelmine of Saxe-Zeitz 2. Prince Frederick of Hesse-Kassel 10. George II of Great Britain 5. Princess Mary of Great Britain 11. Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach 1. Princess Marie of Hesse-Kassel 12. Charles, Prince of Nassau-Usingen 6. Charles William, Prince of Nassau-Usingen 13. Princess Christine Wilhelmine of Saxe-Eisenach 3. Princess Caroline of Nassau-Usingen 14. Christian Karl Reinhard, Count of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg 7. Countess Caroline Felizitas of Leiningen-Dagsburg 15. Katharina Polyxena of Solms-Rödelheim and Assenheim

References

1. "Princess Marie of Hesse-Kassel". mecklenburg-strelitz.org. Retrieved September 5, 2022.

Princess Marie of Hesse-Kassel House 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 Princess Augusta of Cambridge