Duchess Caroline Mariane of Mecklenburg

Duchess Caroline Mariane of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (10 January 1821 – 1 June 1876) was a member of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz who became The Crown Princess of Denmark as the second spouse of the future king Frederick VII of Denmark.

Caroline of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Crown Princess of Denmark
Born(1821-01-10)10 January 1821
Neustrelitz
Died1 June 1876(1876-06-01) (aged 55)
Neustrelitz
SpouseFrederick, Crown Prince of Denmark
Names
Caroline Charlotte Marianne
HouseHouse of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
House of Oldenburg
FatherGeorge, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg
MotherPrincess Marie of Hesse-Cassel
ReligionLutheranism

Biography

Duchess Caroline Charlotte Marianne of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, was born in Neustrelitz, the daughter of George, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and his consort Princess Marie of Hesse-Cassel. She was married to His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederick, heir apparent to the Danish throne, in Neustrelitz on 10 June 1841. In Denmark, she was always known as Princess Mariane.

Very early on, the marriage proved to be a very unhappy one, due in large part to The Crown Prince's bad temperament, excessive drinking and shameless womanizing. Princess Caroline Mariane, who was described as incurably shy and nervous, lacked the ability to serve as a calming influence over her consort. After a visit to her parents in Germany in 1844, Caroline Mariane refused to return to Denmark. The divorce was completed in 1846. Following the divorce, Caroline Mariane, who retained her title, lived a quiet life in Neustrelitz. She rarely ever mentioned her former spouse, except for when Danish visitors were in the area, when she would say: He was much too bizarre!

She died quietly in Neustrelitz in 1876.

Ancestry

References

Bibliography
  • Bramsen, Bo (1985). Ferdinand og Caroline : en beretning om prinsen, der nødig ville være konge af Danmark [Ferdinand and Caroline: an account of the prince who was reluctant to be king of Denmark] (in Danish) (4th ed.). Copenhagen: Nordiske Landes Bogforlag. ISBN 8787439220.
  • Thorsøe, Alexander (1891). "Caroline Charlotte Mariane, Prinsesse". In Carl Frederik Bricka (ed.). Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. Tillige omfattende Norge for Tidsrummet 1537–1814 (in Danish). Vol. 5 (1st ed.). Copenhagen: Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag. p. 392.

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