On 5 April 1773, Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was born in Hanover as the daughter of Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt and the future Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg. She was their fourth child, but an elder brother and sister would die in infancy in the same year as her birth. Her elder sister was Charlotte, [read more]
Maria Louise Albertine of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg was born on 16 March 1729 at Heidesheim Castle as the daughter of Count Christian Karl Reinhard of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg and Countess Katharina Polyxena of Solms-Rödelheim und Assenheim. She had an elder brother, who died at the age of six and four younger sisters. As such, she was the heiress to [read more]
Read part one here. Troubled times were coming, and soon the French revolutionary troops were advancing towards Mainz. Frankfurt was captured in October 1792, closely followed by Darmstadt. Louise wrote to Therese, “All of this can make one die of fear, and my fear-filled heart was close to bursting. We don’t know yet what the [read more]
On 10 March 1776, Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt, Duchess Charles of Mecklenburg-Strelitz gave birth to her sixth but third surviving child – a daughter named Louise. She had two elder surviving sisters, Charlotte and Therese. Her two younger surviving siblings were Frederica and her father’s heir, Georg. A younger half-brother named Charles joined the family in [read more]
Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was born on 5 April 1773 as the daughter of Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg and Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt. Her aunt was Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, who became Queen of Great Britain while Therese’s sister Louise became Queen of Prussia. Therese lost her mother when she was just nine years old, [read more]
Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was born on 5 April 1773. She was born the daughter of Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt and she was a niece of Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz who was Queen consort of Great Britain. Friederike died from complications of childbirth after giving birth to her tenth child, a [read more]
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