Duchess Caroline Mariane of Mecklenburg
| Caroline of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | |||||
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| Crown Princess of Denmark | |||||
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| Born | 10 January 1821 Neustrelitz | ||||
| Died | 1 June 1876 (aged 55) Neustrelitz | ||||
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| House | House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (by birth) House of Oldenburg (by marriage) | ||||
| Father | George, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg | ||||
| Mother | Princess Marie of Hesse-Cassel | ||||
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Duchess Caroline Marianne of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (10 January 1821 – 1 June 1876) was a member of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz who became Crown Princess of Denmark as the second spouse of the future king Frederick VII of Denmark.
Biography
Duchess Caroline Charlotte Marianne of Mecklenburg-Strelitz , was born in Neustrelitz, the daughter of George, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and his consort Princess Marie of Hesse-Cassel. She was married to His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederick, heir apparent to the Danish throne, in Neustrelitz on 10 June 1841. In Denmark, she was always known as Princess Marianne.[1]
Very early on, the marriage proved to be a very unhappy one, due in large part to The Crown Prince's bad temperament, excessive drinking and shameless womanizing. Princess Caroline Mariane, who was described as incurably shy and nervous, lacked the ability to serve as a calming influence over her consort. After a visit to her parents in Germany in 1844, Caroline Mariane refused to return to Denmark. The divorce was completed in 1846. Following the divorce, Caroline Marianne, who retained her title, lived a quiet life in Neustrelitz. She rarely ever mentioned her former spouse, except for when Danish visitors were in the area, when she would say: He was much too bizarre!
Death
She died quietly in Neustrelitz on 1 June 1876 and was buried in Johanniterkirche, Mirow, Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
Ancestry
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References
Bibliography
- Bramsen, Bo (1985). Ferdinand og Caroline : en beretning om prinsen, der nødig ville være konge af Danmark [Ferdinand and Caroline: an account of the prince who was reluctant to be king of Denmark] (in Danish) (4th ed.). Copenhagen: Nordiske Landes Bogforlag. ISBN 8787439220.
- Thorsøe, Alexander (1891). "Caroline Charlotte Mariane, Prinsesse". In Bricka, Carl Frederik (ed.). Dansk Biografisk Lexikon. Tillige omfattende Norge for Tidsrummet 1537–1814 (in Danish). Vol. 5 (1st ed.). Copenhagen: Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag. p. 392.
External links
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