Karoline Polyxene von Nassau-Usingen

Brief Life History of Karoline Polyxene

When Karoline Polyxene von Nassau-Usingen was born on 4 April 1762, in Biebrich, Wiesbaden, Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, Germany, her father, Charles William Of Nassau-Usingen, was 26 and her mother, Grafin Carolina Felizitas De Leinigin-Dagsburg-Falkenburg, was 27. She married Prinz Friedrich von Hessen-Kassel zu Rumpenheim on 2 December 1786, in Biebrich, Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 17 August 1823, in Offenbach, Grand Duchy of Hesse, at the age of 61.

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Family Time Line

Prinz Friedrich von Hessen-Kassel zu Rumpenheim
1747–1837
Karoline Polyxene von Nassau-Usingen
1762–1823
Marriage: 2 December 1786
Prinz Wilhelm von Hessen-Kassel
1787–1867
Karl Friedrich von Hessen-Kassel
1789–1802
Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm von Hessen-Kassel-Rumpenheim
1790–1876
Ludwig Karl von Hessen-Kassel
1791–1800
Georg Karl von Hessen-Kassel
1793–1881
Luise Karoline Marie Friederike von Hessen
1794–1881
Marie Wilhelmine Friedrike Hessen-Kassel
1796–1880
Auguste Wilhelmine Louise von Hessen-Kassel
1797–1889

Sources (3)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Princess Caroline of Nassau-Usingen - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Princess Caroline of Nassau-Usingen
  • Karoline Polyxene von Nassau-Usingen, "Find A Grave Index"
  • France, Bas-Rhin, Bouxwiller, Church Registers

World Events (2)

1813 · Germans defeat Napolean in Leipzig

On Oct 19, 1813, Germany defeats Napolean. The commanding officer for the Allied side was Prince Karl Phillipp Schwarzenberg.

1814

The Congress of Vienna established the German Confederation of 39 independent German states.

Name Meaning

Altered form of Welsh Vaughan .

Chinese: variant of Wong .

Cambodian: written វ៉ុន, unexplained.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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