Princess Dorothea Wilhelmine (of Saxony-Zeitz)1

F, #12766, b. 20 March 1691, d. 11 March 1743
Father*Duke Moritz Wilhelm (of Saxony Zeitz)1 b. 12 Mar 1664, d. 15 Nov 1718
Mother*Princess Marie Amalie (of Brandenburg)1 b. 26 Nov 1670, d. 17 Nov 1739
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Names and Titles

Married: Princess of Hesse-Kassel.1
Princess Dorothea Wilhelmine (of Saxony-Zeitz) was born on 20 March 1691 in Moritzburg An Der Elster, Saxony, Prussia.1 She was the daughter of Duke Moritz Wilhelm (of Saxony Zeitz) and Princess Marie Amalie (of Brandenburg).1 Princess Dorothea Wilhelmine (of Saxony-Zeitz) married Landgrave Wilhelm VIII (of Hesse-Kassel), son of Landgrave Karl (of Hesse-Kassel) and Princess Marie Amalie (of Kurland), on 27 September 1717 in Moritzburg An Der Elster, Saxony, Prussia.1 Princess Dorothea Wilhelmine (of Saxony-Zeitz) died on 11 March 1743 in Kassel, Hessen-Nassau, Prussia, at age 51.1 She was buried on 27 March 1743 at St. Martinskirche, Kassel, Hessen-Nassau, Prussia.1
She became the mother of Prince Karl (of Hesse) on 21 August 1718.1 Dorothea Wilhelmine's father Duke Moritz Wilhelm (of Saxony Zeitz) died on 15 November 1718.1 Dorothea Wilhelmine's son Prince Karl (of Hesse) died on 17 October 1719.1 Princess Dorothea Wilhelmine (of Saxony-Zeitz) became the mother of Landgrave Friedrich II (of Hesse-Cassel) on 14 August 1720.1 Princess Dorothea Wilhelmine (of Saxony-Zeitz) became the mother of Princess Marie Amalie (of Hesse-Kassel) on 7 July 1721.1 Dorothea Wilhelmine's mother Princess Marie Amalie (of Brandenburg) died on 17 November 1739 in Schleusingen, Sachsen, Prussia.1 Dorothea Wilhelmine's son Landgrave Friedrich II (of Hesse-Cassel) was married to Mary Hanover on 19 May 1740 at Chapel Royal St. James Palace, Westminster, Middlesex, England.1

3 Children of Princess Dorothea Wilhelmine (of Saxony-Zeitz) and Landgrave Wilhelm VIII (of Hesse-Kassel), son of Landgrave Karl (of Hesse-Kassel) and Princess Marie Amalie (of Kurland),

Children
Last Edited30 Sep 2001

Citations

  1. [S227] Samuel H. Sloan, ROYALFAM.GED (461 Peachstone Terrace, San Rafael CA: n.pub.). There are some wild errors in the data.