Marie Elisabeth of Hesse-Darmstadt

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Marie Elisabeth of Hesse-Darmstadt
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Born(1656-03-11)11 March 1656
Darmstadt
Died16 August 1715(1715-08-16) (aged 59)
Römhild
Spouse Henry of Saxe-Römhild
Father Louis VI of Hesse-Darmstadt
Mother Maria Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp

Marie Elisabeth of Hesse-Darmstadt (11 March 1656, Darmstadt 16 August 1715, Römhild) was the only Duchess by marriage of Saxe-Römhild.

Darmstadt Place in Hesse, Germany

Darmstadt is a city in the state of Hesse in Germany, located in the southern part of the Rhine-Main-Area. Darmstadt had a population of around 157,437 at the end of 2016. The Darmstadt Larger Urban Zone has 430,993 inhabitants.

Römhild Place in Thuringia, Germany

Römhild is a town in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 14 km west of Hildburghausen, and 21 km southeast of Meiningen. On 31 December 2012, it merged with the former municipalities Gleichamberg, Haina, Mendhausen, Milz and Westenfeld.

Saxe-Römhild

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Life

Marie Elizabeth was a daughter of Count Louis VI of Hesse-Darmstadt (1630–1678) from his marriage to Maria Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp (1634–1665), a daughter of Duke Frederick III of Holstein-Gottorp.

Louis VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

Louis VI of Hesse-Darmstadt was Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt from 1661 to 1678.

Maria Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp Landgravine of Hesse-Darmstadt

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Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp Duke of Holstein-Gottorp

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On 1 March 1676 in Darmstadt, she married Henry, who at the time of the marriage ruled Saxe-Gotha jointly with his six brothers. In 1680, they divided the country and Henry became the Duke of Saxe-Römhild. He had resided there since 1676, in Glücksburg Castle in Römhild. After Henry's death, a dispute erupted among his remaining brothers over the inheritance of Saxe-Römhild. This dispute was settled definitively in 1765.

Henry, Duke of Saxe-Römhild German noble

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Saxe-Gotha

Saxe-Gotha was one of the Saxon duchies held by the Ernestine branch of the Wettin dynasty in the former Landgraviate of Thuringia. The ducal residence was erected at Gotha.

Henry loved his wife very much. He always called her "Marielies", and had several luxurious buildings built in her honor, including a cave house called "Marie Elisabeth Delight". They had no children. Henry died in 1710, leaving a massive debt. Marie Elizabeth survived her husband by five years.

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