by Scott Mehl © Unofficial Royalty 2018
Luise of Stolberg-Gedern, Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen
Luise of Stolberg-Gedern was the wife of Karl Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen. She was born in Gedern, Principality of Stolberg-Gerdern, now in the German state of Hesse, on October 13, 1764, the daughter of Christian Karl, Prince of Stolberg-Gedern and Countess Eleonore of Reuss-Lobenstein.
Karl Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
On June 5, 1780, Luise married Karl Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen. They had no children, and just two years later, Karl Wilhelm died.
Duke Eugen of Württemberg
Luise remarried on January 21, 1787, marrying Duke Eugen of Württemberg in Meiningen, Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen, now in the German state of Thuringia. He was the son of Friedrich II Eugen, Duke of Württemberg and Sophie Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt. Luise and Eugen had five children:
- Duke Friedrich Eugen (1788-1857) – married (1) Princess Mathilde of Waldeck and Pyrmont, had issue; (2) Princess Helene of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, had issue
- Duchess Luise (1789-1851) – married Friedrich August Karl, Prince of Hohenlohe-Oehringen, had issue
- DukeGeorg Ferdinand (1790-1795) – died in childhood
- Duke Heinrich (1792-1797) – died in childhood
- Duke Friedrich Paul Wilhelm (1797-1860) – married Princess Maria Sophie of Thurn and Taxis, had issue
The former Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen died in Carlsruhe, Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia, now Pokój, Poland on May 24, 1834, having survived both of her husbands and two of her children. She is buried in the cemetery in Carlsruhe.
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