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History - OnThisDay - November 20th. 1627 - Charlotte, Landgravinne of Hesse Kassel

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Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel was born on November 20th. 1627 as a daughter of William V, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel and Amalie Elisabeth of Hanau Münzenberg. Love and Marriage At Heidelberg Castle, Charlotte married on February 22nd. 1650 to her cousin, Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine. At the beginning everything went very well as Charles Louis started with his task of providing the Palatinate with an heir. According to Charles Louis' sister Sophia 'his passion had impaired his intellect'. Charlotte and Charles Louis didn't have the same interests. She loved riding on a horseback, but her husband rejected that. She also loved gambling which Charles Louis regarded as a waste of money. In 1651 a son was born and in 1652 a daughter. Later a new woman came to the court. This was Marie Luise von Degenfield. She would become Charles Louis' mistress. Their relation started in 1658 and they would have 13 children while he was still married to Charlot

18 November 1774 Friederike Louise Wilhelmine of Prussia

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November 18th. 1774 marks the birth of Friederike Louise Wilhelmine of Prussia. This event took place in Potsdam (Germany). Family Princess Wilhelmine was a daughter of King Frederick William II of Prussia and Queen Frederica Louisa. Her education was dominated by the strict regime of her great-uncle Frederick the Great. However there wasn't much known about her youth. Love and Marriage On October 1st. 1791, Princess Wilhelmine married her cousin, William of the Netherlands. He was the son of Stadtholder William V, Prince of Orange. Their wedding took place in Berlin. Their marriage was a part of an arranged wedding pact between the House of Orange and that of Prussia. It became a real love match and their marriage life was very happy. They young couple lived at the Noordeinde Palace in The Hague. They would have 6 children, only 3 of them would reach their adulthood. Duty In 1815, Princess Wilhelmine became Queen of the Netherlands. During those

History - OnThisDay- November 13th. 1801 - Amalie Auguste of Bavaria

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November 13th. 1801 marks the birth of Amalie Auguste of Bavaria. This took place in Munich, Bavaria. Family Her parents were King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria and Caroline of Baden. Amalie Auguste was the identical twin sister of Elizabeth Louise, Queen of Prussia. She also was an aunt of Empress Elisabeth of Austria, known as Sisi. Love and Marriage On November 22nd. 1822 Amalie Auguste married Prince John of Saxony. The royal couple would have 9 children. Duty In 1851 Amalie Auguste became chairman of Women's Association of Dresden. This was founded by her sister (the former Queen of Saxony). Amalie Auguste reorganized the foundation and the organization continued till 1932! Death Amalie Auguste died on November 8th. 1877 at the age of 75 in Wachwitz, Dresden. Source pictures: Wikipedia