Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt
Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt (
October 16,
1751 –
February 25,
1805) was
Queen consort of the
Kingdom of Prussia as the second wife of
Frederick William II of Prussia.
She was the daughter of
Ludwig IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt and
Caroline of Zweibrücken and was born at
Prenzlau.
She and Frederick were married
July 14,
1769, immediately after his divorce from
Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Lüneburg.
Although the king was frankly polygamous and had numerous mistresses, they had the following children:
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Frederick William III of Prussia (1770-1840)
*Christine
*Louis (died 1796)
*Frederika Louisa Wilhelmina, wife of William of Orange, afterwards King
William I of the Netherlands.
*Henry
*Augusta, wife of William II, Elector of Hesse
*Charles
*William
The queen died in
Berlin.
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