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Countess Caroline Felizitas of Leiningen-Dagsburg
Born(1734-05-22)22 May 1734
Heidesheim
Died8 May 1810(1810-05-08) (aged 75)
Frankfurt
Noble familyHouse of Leiningen
Spouse(s)Charles William, Prince of Nassau-Usingen
IssueCaroline, Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel
FatherChristian Karl Reinhard of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg
MotherKatharina Polyxena of Solms-Rödelheim-Assenheim

Caroline Felizitas of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg (22 May 1734 – 8 May 1810) was a German Imperial countess. By birth, she was member of the House of Leiningen and by marriage member of the House of Nassau.

Early life

She was born in Heidesheim, as the youngest daughter of Count Christian Karl Reinhard of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg and his wife, Countess Katherina Polyxena of Solms-Rödelheim and Assenheim (1702-1765).

Marriage and issue

She married Charles William, Prince of Nassau-Usingen, son of Charles, Prince of Nassau-Usingen and Princess Christiane Wilhelmine of Saxe-Eisenach, on 16 April 1760.

They had four children:

  • Karl Wilhelm (26 March 1761 - 10 March 1763).
  • Karoline Polyxena (4 April 1762 - 17 August 1823).
  • Luise Henriette Karoline (14 June 1763 - 30 March 1845).
  • A son (9 March 1768 - March 1768).

Caroline died in Frankfurt.

Ancestry

All 14 of Caroline’s immediate ancestors had the same social status: counts and countesses.

Ancestors of Countess Caroline Felizitas of Leiningen-Dagsburg
8. Count Georg Wilhelm of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg
4. Johann, Count of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg
9. Countess Anna Elisabeth of Daun-Falkenstein
2. Count Christian Karl Reinhard of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg
10. Johann Reinhard II, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg
5. Countess Johanna Magdalene of Hanau-Lichtenberg
11. Countess Palatine Anna Magdalena of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler
1. Countess Caroline Felizitas of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg
12. Johann August, Count of Solms-Rödelheim
6. Count Ludwig of Solms-Rödelheim
13. Countess Eleonore Cratz of Scharfenstein
3. Countess Katharina Polyxena of Solms-Rödelheim
14. Count Friedrich of Ahlefeldt
7. Countess Charlotte Sibylle of Ahlefeldt
15. Countess Marie Elisabeth of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hartenburg

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