Elisabeth Henriette of Hesse-Cassel

Elisabeth Henriette, Landgravine of Hesse-Cassel

Daughter of Wilhelm VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel (1629-1663) and his wife Hedwig Sophie, Princess of Brandenburg (1623-1683)

Born: Kassel 18. Nov 1661

Married: Potsdam 23. Aug 1679 Friedrich III. Elector of Brandenburg (1657-1713), who became King in Prussia as Friedrich I. after her death

Issue:

• Luise Dorothee, Princess of Brandenburg (1680-1705) m. 1700 Friedrich I., Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel, from 1720 King Fredrik I. of Sweden (1676-1751)

Died: Cölln 7. Jul 1683 from smallpox

Buried: Berlin Cathedral