Princess Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt

Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt (2March 1746 – 18September 1821) was Landgravine consort of Hesse-Homburg by marriage to Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg.

Early life
Caroline was born on 2 March 1746 in Buchsweiler. She was the eldest daughter of Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt and his wife Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld.

Marriage
She married Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg on 27 September 1768. The marriage was contracted for diplomatic and political reasons as the symbol of an inheritance dispute between their respective families. Caroline and Frederick V produced many children but their marriage never developed into a personal relationship, and they lived mostly separated lives. Caroline often spent time in her villa in the forest near Homburg.

Issue

 * Frederick VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg (1769–1829), married Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (1770–1840)
 * Louis William (1770–1839), married Princess Augusta of Nassau-Usingen (1778–1846), divorced in 1805
 * Caroline (1771–1854), married Prince Louis Frederick II, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1767–1807)
 * Louise Ulrike (1772–1854), married Prince Charles Günther of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1771–1825)
 * Amalie (1774–1846), married Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (1769–1814)
 * Auguste (1776–1871), married Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1778–1819)
 * Philip (1779–1846), married Rosalie Antonie, Countess of Naumburg, Baroness Schimmelpenninck von der Oye, née Pototschnig (1806–1845)
 * Gustav (1781–1848), married Princess Louise of Anhalt-Dessau (1798–1858)
 * Ferdinand (1783–1866), the last Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
 * Maria Anna (1785–1846) married Prince Wilhelm of Prussia (1783–1851)
 * Leopold (1787–1813), fell in the Battle of Großgörschen