Karl Georg August, Hereditary Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

Karl Georg August, Hereditary Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

Karl Georg August, Hereditary Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (London, 8 February 1766 - Antoinettenruh, 20 September 1806) was the heir to the Duchy of Brunswick as the eldest son of Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and Princess Augusta of Great Britain.

Life

In 1789, his father formally made Princess Louise of Orange-Nassau a proposal of marriage on his behalf. The marriage was seen as a suitable gesture of gratitude and alliance between the House of Orange and his father, who had assisted the Orange dynasty during the Dutch rebellion in 1787. The wedding was conducted 14 October 1790 in Haag, and the couple settled in Brunswick.

He was born mentally restricted as well as blind, and Louise was reportedly more of a nurse than a spouse to him, who was described as totally dependent of her.[1] In 1791, she commented in a letter in which she expressed no lamentation about the fact that her marriage was childless and rather seemed pleased with it.[2]

The fact that the heir of the Duchy had not children and was not expected to have any, resulted in him having to renounce his position as heir to his younger brother.[3]

References

  1. ↑ DVN, een project van Huygens ING en OGC (UU). Bronvermelding: Charlotte Eymael, Louise van Oranje-Nassau, in: Digitaal Vrouwenlexicon van Nederland. URL: http://resources.huygens.knaw.nl/vrouwenlexicon/lemmata/data/FrederikeLouise [18/08/2016]
  2. ↑ DVN, een project van Huygens ING en OGC (UU). Bronvermelding: Charlotte Eymael, Louise van Oranje-Nassau, in: Digitaal Vrouwenlexicon van Nederland. URL: http://resources.huygens.knaw.nl/vrouwenlexicon/lemmata/data/FrederikeLouise [18/08/2016]
  3. ↑ DVN, een project van Huygens ING en OGC (UU). Bronvermelding: Charlotte Eymael, Louise van Oranje-Nassau, in: Digitaal Vrouwenlexicon van Nederland. URL: http://resources.huygens.knaw.nl/vrouwenlexicon/lemmata/data/FrederikeLouise [18/08/2016]
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