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