Clever Geek Handbook
📜 ⬆️ ⬇️

Augusta of Hesse-Kassel

Augusta Sophie Friederika Maria Carolina Julia of Hessen-Kassel ( German: Auguste Sophie Friederike Marie Caroline Julie von Hessen-Kassel ; October 13, 1823 - July 17, 1889 ) - Princess and Landgrain of Hesse-Kassel, married - Baroness Blixen-Fineke .

Augusta of Hesse-Kassel
Augusta of Hesse-Kassel
Baroness Blixen-Finecke
Birth
Death
Burial place
Kind
Father
Mother
SpouseKarl Blixen-Finekke

Content

Biography

Princess Augusta was born in Copenhagen and was the fourth daughter and fifth child in the family of Prince of Hesse-Kassel Wilhelm and Louise Charlotte , Princess of Denmark. Augusta's older sister was the Danish Queen Louise , wife of King Christian IX . Thus, Princess Augusta was the aunt of Alexandra , Queen of Great Britain, Mary , Russian Empress, George I , King of Greece and Frederick VIII , King of Denmark.

 
Karl Blixen-Finekke

At the age of 30, the princess married Baron Karl Blixen-Finekke from a family of Swedish-Danish origin. The princess became his second wife. Baron's first marriage ended in divorce in 1852. In 1854 they played a wedding. The family of the princess did not approve of Augusta's choice, but the marriage was strong and happy. Two sons were born in the marriage:

  • Wilhelm Karl Frederick Christian (1857-1909) - Swedish officer.
  • Wilhelm Karl Otto Axel (1863-1942)

The family lived in Sweden, where Karl had his estates. In 1873, Augusta became a widow. After the death of her husband, she lived on the island of Zealand . She died on July 17, 1889, having outlived her husband by 16 years. Buried on Funen Island, Denmark .

Genealogy

Ancestors of Augusta of Hesse-Kassel
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16. Wilhelm VIII (1682 - 1760)
Landgrass of Hesse-Kassel
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8. Frederick II (1720 - 1785)
Landgrass of Hesse-Kassel
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17. Dorothea Wilhelmina Saxe-Zeitz (1691 - 1743)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. Friedrich (1747 - 1837)
Landgrass of Hesse-Kassel
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18. George II (1770 - 1840)
King of Great Britain, Ireland and Hanover
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9. Mary of Great Britain (1723 - 1772)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19. Carolina Brandenburg-Ansbach (1683 - 1737)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Wilhelm (1787 - 1867)
Landgrass of Hesse-Kassel
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20. Karl Nassau-Uzingensky (1712 - 1775)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10. Karl Wilhelm of Nassau-Uzingensky (1735 - 1803)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
21. Christina Wilhelmina of Saxe-Eisenach (1711 - 1740)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. Carolina Nassau-Usingenskaya (1762 - 1823)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22. (1695 - 1766)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11. (1734 - 1810)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23. Katarina Poliksena Solms-Rodelheim (1702 - 1765)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Augusta of Hesse-Kassel
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
24. Christian VI (1699 - 1746)
King of Denmark and Norway
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12. Frederick V (1723 - 1766)
King of Denmark and Norway
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25. Sofia Magdalena Brandenburg-Kulmbach (1700 - 1770)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6. Frederick (1753 - 1805)
Crown Prince of Swedish and Norwegian
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26. Ferdinand Albrecht II (1680 - 1735)
Duke of Braunschweig-Wolfenbuttel
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13. Juliana Maria Braunschweig-Wolfenbuttelskaya (1729 - 1796)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
27. Antoinette Amalia Braunschweig-Wolfenbuttel (1696 - 1762)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Louise Charlotte of Denmark (1789 - 1864)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
28. Christian Ludwig II (1683 - 1756)
Duke of Mecklenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14. Ludwig (1725 - 1778)
Crown Prince of Mecklenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29. Gustav Carolina Mecklenburg-Strelitskaya (1694 - 1748)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7. Sofia Frederick of Mecklenburg (1758 - 1794)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30. Franz Josiah (1697 - 1764)
Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15. Charlotte Sofia Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1731 - 1810)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31. Anna Sofia Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1700 - 1780)
 
 
 
 
 
 

Titles

  • October 13, 1823-1854: Her Grace Landgrafin and Princess Augusta of Hesse of Kassel
  • 1854 - July 17, 1889: Her Grace Baroness Blixen-Finekke

Notes

Source - https://ru.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=August_Gessen-Kasselskaya&oldid=84491621


More articles:

  • Bourtschier, Robert, 1st Baron Bourtschier
  • Kudashev, Ivan Aleksandrovich
  • Anderson, Bob (fencer)
  • Alasheevy
  • Multiphoton ionization
  • Alisov
  • Thunder in Pants
  • Kelepovsky, Arkady Ippolitovich
  • UK Department of Defense
  • Serebryany, Sergey Dmitrievich

All articles

Clever Geek | 2019