Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel

Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel^{[citation needed]} (German: Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine Prinzessin von Hessen-Kassel^{[citation needed]}) (31 October 1722, Kassel^{[citation needed]} – 28 February 1787, Eutin^{[citation needed]}) 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.

Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine
Countess/Duchess of Oldenburg
Born	(1722-10-31)31 October 1722 Kassel
Died	28 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

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]}

• Peter Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Oldenburg (born 3 January 1754)^{[citation needed]}
• Luise of Holstein-Gottorp-Oldenburg (born 2 October 1756, died 1759)^{[citation needed]}
• Hedwig Sophie Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp-Oldenburg (born 22 March 1759)^{[citation needed]}

Ancestry

Ancestors of Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel^[1]

8. William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel 4. Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel 9. Margravine Hedwig Sophie of Brandenburg 2. Maximilian of Hesse-Kassel 10. Jacob Kettler, Duke of Courland 5. Maria Amalia of Courland 11. Margravine Louise Charlotte of Brandenburg 1. Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel 12. Louis VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt 6. Ernest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt 13. Elisabeth Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 3. Friederike Charlotte of Hesse-Darmstadt 14. Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach 7. Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach 15. Sophia Margaret of Oettingen-Oettingen

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 House of Hesse-Kassel Cadet branch of the House of Hesse Born: 31 October 1722 Died: 28 February 1787
Royal titles
Preceded by Wilhelmina of Hesse-Darmstadt	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