Duchess Frederica of Württemberg
| Frederica of Württemberg | |||||
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| Princess Peter Frederick of Holstein-Gottorp | |||||
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| Spouse | Prince Peter Frederick of Holstein-Gottorp | ||||
| Issue | Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg Duke George of Oldenburg | ||||
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| House | House of Württemberg (by birth) House of Holstein-Gottorp (by marriage) | ||||
| Father | Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg | ||||
| Mother | Friederike Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt | ||||
Duchess Frederica Elisabeth Amalie Auguste of Württemberg (27 July 1765 - 24 November 1785) was a daughter of Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg and Friederike Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt.[1]
Family
Frederica was the seventh child and second daughter of Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg and his wife Friederike Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt. Among her siblings were King Frederick of Württemberg, Sophia Dorothea, Empress of Russia, and Elisabeth, Archduchess of Austria.
Frederica's paternal grandparents were Karl Alexander, Duke of Württemberg and Maria Augusta of Thurn and Taxis.
Her maternal grandparents were Margrave Frederick William of Brandenburg-Schwedt and Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia, sister of Frederick the Great.
Marriage and issue
On 6 June 1781, Frederica married Prince Peter Frederick of Holstein-Gottorp.[1] The marriage was meant to strengthen relations between Russia and Württemberg (Frederica's sister was married to Paul I of Russia, a member of the House of Holstein-Gottorp). They had two children before her death from childbirth on 24 November 1785:
| Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
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| Paul Friedrich August, Grand Duke of Oldenburg | 13 July 1783 | 27 February 1853 | married firstly Adelheid of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym; had issue, including Amalia of Oldenburg who became Queen consort of Greece; secondly, he married Ida of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym; had issue; thirdly, he married Cecilia of Sweden; had issue. |
| Duke Georg Peter Friedrich of Oldenburg | 9 May 1784 | 27 December 1812 | married Grand Duchess Catherine Pavlovna of Russia; had issue. |
He would succeed his cousin William as Grand Duke of Oldenburg in 1823, years after Frederica's death.
Ancestry
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References
- ^ a b c Lundy, Darryl. "The Peerage: Friederike Herzogin von Württemberg". Retrieved 16 December 2009.