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Princess Caroline of Nassau-Weilburg

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Princess Caroline
Princess of Wied-Runkel
Caroline on the far left, c. 1778
Born(1770-02-14)14 February 1770
Kirchheimbolanden, Empire of France
Died8 July 1828(1828-07-08) (aged 58)
Wiesbaden
Spouse
(m. 1787; died 1824)
HouseNassau-Weilburg
FatherCharles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg
MotherPrincess Carolina of Orange-Nassau

Princess Caroline of Nassau-Weilburg (German: Karoline Luise Friederike von Nassau-Weilburg; 14 February 1770 – 8 July 1828) was a Princess of Nassau-Weilburg, daughter of Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg and Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau, wife of Prince Karl Ludwig of Wied-Runkel.

Biography

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Caroline was born on February 14, 1770, in Kirchheimbolanden. She was the sixth child and the third daughter in the family of Prince Karl Christian of Nassau-Weilburg and his wife Carolina of Orange-Nassau. Had older sisters Maria and Louise and brothers Friedrich Wilhelm and Wilhelm, who died two months later. Later, the family was supplemented by five younger children, of whom son Karl Wilhelm and daughters Amelia and Henrietta reached adulthood.

In May 1787, Caroline lost her mother, however, already in September of that year, she got married.

At the age of 17, she became the wife of Hereditary Count Karl Ludwig of Wied-Runkel, who soon turned 24. The groom was the eldest son of the ruling Count Christian Ludwig. The wedding took place on September 4 1787 in Kirchheimbolanden and.[citation needed] The couple had no children.

Runkel Castle

In 1791, Christian Ludwig received the title of prince,[1] and passed away in October of the same year. Caroline's husband became the next ruler of Weid-Runkel.

In 1806, with the creation of the Confederation of the Rhine by Napoleon, the principality was mediatized, its lands went to the Grand Duchy of Berg Duchy of Nassau.[2]

Karl Ludwig died on March 9, 1824, in Deardorff. Since the marriage was childless, after the death of his younger brother in April 1824, the rights to the Wied-Runkel lands passed to Johann Carl August of Wied.

Caroline died on July 8, 1828, in Wiesbaden.

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