Biography of Electress Wilhelmina Caroline Oldenburg 1747-1820

On 11th December 1743 [her father] Frederick V King of Denmark and Norway [aged 20] and [her mother] Louise Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [aged 18] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Denmark and Norway. She the daughter of [her grandfather] King George II of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 60] and [her grandmother] Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England. He the son of Christian VI King of Denmark and Norway [aged 44]. They were third cousin once removed.

On 10th July 1747 Electress Wilhelmina Caroline Oldenburg was born to [her father] Frederick V King of Denmark and Norway [aged 24] and [her mother] Louise Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [aged 22]. She a granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 19th December 1751 [her mother] Louise Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [aged 27] died.

On 8th July 1752 [her father] Frederick V King of Denmark and Norway [aged 29] and [her step-mother] Juliana Maria Welf Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [aged 22] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Denmark and Norway. He the son of [her grandfather] Christian VI King of Denmark and Norway.

On 1st September 1764 William Elector of Hesse [aged 21] and Electress Wilhelmina Caroline Oldenburg [aged 17] were married at Christiansborg Castle. She the daughter of Frederick V King of Denmark and Norway [aged 41] and Louise Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway. He the son of Frederick Hesse-Kassel [aged 44] and Mary Hanover [aged 41]. They were first cousins. He a grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. She a granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 1st October 1766 [her brother-in-law] Gustav III King Sweden [aged 20] and [her sister] Queen Sophia of Sweden [aged 20] were married. She the daughter of [her father] Frederick V King of Denmark and Norway and [her mother] Louise Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway. He the son of Adolph Frederick King Sweden [aged 56] and Louisa Ulrika of Prussia Queen Consort of Sweden [aged 46]. They were second cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. She a granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 8th November 1766 [her brother] Christian VII King of Denmark and Norway [aged 17] and [her sister-in-law] Caroline Matilda Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [aged 15] were married at Christiansborg Castle. She by marriage Queen Consort Denmark and Norway. She the daughter of [her uncle] Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales and Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg [aged 46]. He the son of [her father] Frederick V King of Denmark and Norway and [her mother] Louise Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway. They were first cousins. He a grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. She a granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 14th September 1768 [her daughter] Marie Friederike Hesse-Kassel was born to [her husband] William Elector of Hesse [aged 25] and Electress Wilhelmina Caroline Oldenburg [aged 21]. She a great granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.89%.

On 11th July 1771 [her daughter] Karoline Amalie Hesse-Kassel Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg was born to [her husband] William Elector of Hesse [aged 28] and Electress Wilhelmina Caroline Oldenburg [aged 24]. She a great granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.89%. She married 24th April 1802 her fifth cousin once removed Duke Augustus of Saxe Coburg Altenburg, son of Duke Ernest of Saxe Coburg Altenburg and Charlotte Saxe Meiningen Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg.

On 8th August 1772 [her son] Friedrich Hesse-Kassel was born to [her husband] William Elector of Hesse [aged 29] and Electress Wilhelmina Caroline Oldenburg [aged 25]. He a great grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.89%. He died aged eleven in 1784.

On 28th July 1777 [her son] Wilhelm Hesse-Kassel was born to [her husband] William Elector of Hesse [aged 34] and Electress Wilhelmina Caroline Oldenburg [aged 30]. He a great grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.89%. He married 13th February 1797 his third cousin Princess Augusta of Prussia.

On 20th July 1784 [her son] Friedrich Hesse-Kassel [aged 11] died.

On 31st October 1785 [her father-in-law] Frederick Hesse-Kassel [aged 65] died. His son [her husband] William [aged 42] succeeded IX Landgrave Hesse Kassel. Electress Wilhelmina Caroline Oldenburg [aged 38] by marriage Landgravine Hesse Kassel.

1791. Wilhelm Bottner [aged 38]. Portrait of [her husband] William Elector of Hesse [aged 47] and his family including his wife Electress Wilhelmina Caroline Oldenburg [aged 43] and their children [her son] Wilhelm Hesse-Kassel [aged 13], [her daughter] Marie Friederike Hesse-Kassel [aged 22] and Karoline Amalie Hesse-Kassel Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg [aged 19].

Wilhelm Hesse-Kassel: On 28th July 1777 he was born to William Elector of Hesse and Electress Wilhelmina Caroline Oldenburg. He a great grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.89%. On 13th February 1797 Wilhelm Hesse-Kassel and Princess Augusta of Prussia were married. She the daughter of Frederick William II King Prussia and Queen Frederica Louisa of Prussia. He the son of William Elector of Hesse and Electress Wilhelmina Caroline Oldenburg. They were third cousins. He a great grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. On 20th November 1847 Wilhelm Hesse-Kassel died.

Marie Friederike Hesse-Kassel: On 14th September 1768 she was born to William Elector of Hesse and Electress Wilhelmina Caroline Oldenburg. She a great granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.89%. On 17th April 1839 Marie Friederike Hesse-Kassel died.

Karoline Amalie Hesse-Kassel Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg: On 11th July 1771 she was born to William Elector of Hesse and Electress Wilhelmina Caroline Oldenburg. She a great granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.89%. On 24th April 1802 Duke Augustus of Saxe Coburg Altenburg and she were married at Kassel. She the daughter of William Elector of Hesse and Electress Wilhelmina Caroline Oldenburg. He the son of Duke Ernest of Saxe Coburg Altenburg and Charlotte Saxe Meiningen Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg. They were fifth cousin once removed. She a great granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. On 20th April 1804 Duke Ernest of Saxe Coburg Altenburg died at Gotha. His son Duke succeeded Duke Saxe Gotha Altenburg. She by marriage Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg. On 22nd February 1848 Karoline Amalie Hesse-Kassel Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg died.

On 13th February 1797 Wilhelm Hesse-Kassel [aged 19] and Princess Augusta of Prussia [aged 16] were married. She the daughter of Frederick William II King Prussia [aged 52] and Queen Frederica Louisa of Prussia [aged 45]. He the son of William Elector of Hesse [aged 53] and Electress Wilhelmina Caroline Oldenburg [aged 49]. They were third cousins. He a great grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.

On 24th April 1802 [her son-in-law] Duke Augustus of Saxe Coburg Altenburg [aged 29] and Karoline Amalie Hesse-Kassel Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg [aged 30] were married at Kassel. She the daughter of William Elector of Hesse [aged 58] and Electress Wilhelmina Caroline Oldenburg [aged 54]. He the son of Duke Ernest of Saxe Coburg Altenburg [aged 57] and Charlotte Saxe Meiningen Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg [aged 50]. They were fifth cousin once removed. She a great granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

In 1803 [her husband] William Elector of Hesse [aged 59] was appointed Elector Hesse. Electress Wilhelmina Caroline Oldenburg [aged 55] by marriage Electress Hesse.

On 13th March 1808 [her brother] Christian VII King of Denmark and Norway [aged 59] died. His son [her nephew] Frederick [aged 40] succeeded VI King of Denmark and Norway. Marie Sophie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [aged 40] by marriage Queen Consort Denmark and Norway.

On 21st August 1813 [her sister] Queen Sophia of Sweden [aged 67] died.

On 19th January 1820 Electress Wilhelmina Caroline Oldenburg [aged 72] died.

On 27th February 1821 [her former husband] William Elector of Hesse [aged 77] died.