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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- 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
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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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