Ferdinande Henriette, Countess of Stolberg-Gedern

Countess Ferdinande Henriette of Stolberg-Gedern, born 2 October 1699 at Gedern, Oberhessen, Hesse-Darmstadt, then in the Holy Roman Empire, was a daughter of Louis Christian, Count of Stolberg-Gedern, and Duchess Christine of Mecklenburg-Güstrow. She died at König, Starkenburg, Hesse-Darmstadt, on 31 January 1750, at age 50.[1]

Countess Ferdinande Henriette of Stolberg-Gedern
Born(1699-10-02)2 October 1699
Gedern
Died31 January 1750(1750-01-31) (aged 50)
König
Noble familyHouse of Stolberg
Spouse(s)Georg August, Count of Erbach-Schönberg
FatherLouis Christian, Count of Stolberg-Gedern
MotherChristine of Mecklenburg-Güstrow

Through her daughter Karoline she is a direct female line ancestor of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, King Michael of Romania, the last King of that country, King Felipe VI of Spain as well as of Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.

Family

She married Georg August, Count of Erbach-Schönberg, on 27 June 1719 at Waldenburg, Baden-Württemberg, and had thirteen children.

  1. Countess Christine of Erbach-Schonberg (b. Schönberg, Starkenburg, Hesse-Darmstadt, 5 May 1721 – d. Eschleiz, Reuss-Juengere-Linie, Thuringia, 26 November 1769), married in Schönberg on 2 October 1742 to Heinrich XII, Count Reuss-Schleiz (Schleiz 15 May 1716-Kirschkau 25 Jun 1784).
  2. Georg Ludwig II, Count of Erbach-Schonberg (b. Schönberg, 27 January 1723 – d. Plön, Holstein, 11 February 1777), married in Plön on 11 November 1764 to Duchess Friederike of Holstein Sonderburg-Plön (1736–1769).
  3. Count Franz Karl of Erbach (b. Schönberg, 28 July 1724 – d. Schönberg, 29 September 1788), married in Bergheim, Oberhesse, Hesse-Darmstadt on 4 September 1778 to Countess Auguste Karoline of [Isenburg.
  4. Christian Adolf, Count of Erbach (b. Gedern, 23 August 1725 – d. Gedern, 29 March 1726).
  5. Countess Karoline Ernestine of Erbach-Schönberg (b. Gedern, 20 August 1727 – d. Ebersdorf, 22 April 1796), married Heinrich XXIV, Count Reuss-Ebersdorf, on 28 June 1754 in Thurnau, Bavaria.
  6. Count Christian of Erbach (b. Gedern, 7 October 1728 – d. Mergentheim, 29 May 1799).
  7. Countess Auguste Friederike of Erbach (b. Schönberg, 20 March 1730 – d. Thurnau, 5 September 1801), married in Schönberg on 13 September 1753 to Christian Count von Giech-Wolfstein.
  8. Count Georg August of Erbach (b. Schönberg, 9 March 1731 – d. König, 8 February 1799).
  9. Count Karl of Erbach-Schonberg (b. Schönberg, 10 February 1732 – d. Schönberg, 29 July 1816) married in Cernetice, Strakonice, Bohemia then Habsburg Monarchy, now Czech Republic, on 1 July 1783 to Marie Josefina Viktoria Anna Zadubska.
  10. Count Friedrich of Erbach (b. Schönberg, 22 January 1733 – d. Schönberg, 6 April 1733).
  11. Countess Louise Leonore of Erbach (b. Schönberg, 26 August 1735 – d. Schönberg, 23 January 1816), married on 6 July 1750 to Leopold Casimir, Count van Rechteren.
  12. Count Kasimir of Erbach (b. Schönberg, 27 September 1736 – d. Prague, Bohemia then Habsburg Monarchy, now Czech Republic, 6 April 1760).
  13. Count Gustav Ernst of Erbach-Schönberg (b. Schönberg, 27 April 1739 – d. Zwingenberg, 17 February 1812), married in Rottleberode on 3 August 1753 to Princess Henriette of Stolberg-Stolberg.
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References
  1. "ludwig christian count of stolberg gedern", E-family tree. Retrieved 2011-07-05.

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