| Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine | |||||
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| Countess/Duchess of Oldenburg | |||||
 by Johann Valentin Tischbein | |||||
| Born | (1722-10-31)31 October 1722 Kassel | ||||
| Died | 28 February 1787(1787-02-28) (aged 64) Eutin | ||||
| Spouse | Frederick Augustus I, Duke of Oldenburg | ||||
| Issue | Wilhelm, Duke of Oldenburg Princess Luise Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte, Queen of Sweden and Norway | ||||
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| House | Hesse-Kassel | ||||
| Father | Landgrave Maximilian of Hesse-Kassel | ||||
| Mother | Landgravine Friederike Charlotte of Hesse-Darmstadt | ||||
Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel (German: Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine Prinzessin von Hessen-Kassel (31 October 1722, Kassel; 28 February 1787, Eutin) was a member of the House of Hesse-Kassel by birth, and of the House of Holstein-Gottorp through her marriage to Frederick Augustus I, Duke of Oldenburg. Ulrike was the Duchess consort of Oldenburg from 1774 until her husband's death on 6 July 1785.
Marriage and issue
Ulrike married Prince Frederick Augustus of Holstein-Gottorp, son of Christian August, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp and his wife Margravine Albertine Friederike of Baden-Durlach, on 21 November 1752 in Kassel. Ulrike and Frederick Augustus had three children:
- Peter Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Oldenburg (born 3 January 1754)
- Luise of Holstein-Gottorp-Oldenburg (born 2 October 1756, died 1759)
- Hedwig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp-Oldenburg (born 22 March 1759)
Ancestry
| Ancestors of Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel |
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References
- Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans [Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living] (in French). Bourdeaux: Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel. 1768. p. 59.
| Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel House of Hesse-KasselCadet branch of the House of HesseBorn: 31 October 1722 Died: 28 February 1787 | ||
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| Preceded byWilhelmina of Hesse-Darmstadt | Countess consort of Oldenburg 1773 |
Succeeded byNone; County elevated to Duchy |
| Preceded byNone (new creation) | Duchess consort of Oldenburg 1774-1785 |
Succeeded byCecilia of Sweden as Grand duchess |
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