Princess Caroline | |||||
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Princess consort of Anhalt-Zerbst | |||||
Tenure | 17 November 1753 – 22 May 1759 | ||||
Born | 10 May 1732 | ||||
Died | 22 May 1759 27) | (aged||||
Spouse | Frederick Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst | ||||
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House | Hesse-Kassel | ||||
Father | Maximilian of Hesse-Kassel | ||||
Mother | Friederike Charlotte of Hesse-Darmstadt |
Caroline, Princess of Anhalt-Zerbst (née Princess Caroline Wilhelmina Sophia of Hesse-Kassel; 10 May 1732 – 22 May 1759) was the first wife and consort of Frederick Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst.
Biography
Princess Caroline Wilhelmina Sophia of Hesse-Kassel was born on 10 May 1732 to Prince Maximilian of Hesse-Kassel and Friederike Charlotte of Hesse-Darmstadt.[1] Her paternal grandparents were Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel and Maria Amalia of Courland. Her maternal grandparents were Ernest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt and Princess Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach.
On 17 November 1753 she married Frederick Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst in Zerbst, becoming the consort of the Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst. The marriage was childless.
She died on 22 May 1759.