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{geni:occupation} Princess Consort of Brandenburg

{geni:about_me} Wikipedia: English: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Henrietta_of_Hesse-Kassel

Deutsch: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisabeth_Henriette_von_Hessen-Kassel
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Elisabeth Henriette of Hesse-Kassel

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Elisabeth Henriëtte of Hesse-Kassel, Erbprinzessin of Brandenburg, (18 November 1661, Kassel - 7 July 1683 Cölln/Spree) was the daughter of William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel and Hedwig Sophie of Brandenburg (?-1683), a sisterof Elector Frederick William of Brandenburg.

Landgräfin Hedwig Sophie promoted Elisabeth's marriage with Frederick I of Prussia, her cousin, on family grounds. However, the plans were scotched by other plans for Frederick to marry a sister of Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I, but they eventually came to fruition.

In April 1678 Hedwig Sophie and Elisabeth travelled to Berlin, but Elisabeth had to wait a year in the Stadtschloss, Berlin for her marriage, whilst Frederick was away signing the Treaty of Nijmegen. The marriage, however, turnedout to be a love match - the young couple lived in Schloss Köpenick and had one child, a daughter called Louise Dorothea (1680- 1705). However, Elisabeth died at 21 after only 4 years of marriage and was buried in the Berliner Dom.