Raugravine Caroline Elisabeth (19 November 1659, Heidelberg – 7 July 1696, London) was a German noblewoman and daughter of Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine.
Raugravine Caroline Elisabeth | |
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 Raugravine Caroline Elisabeth (unknown painter) | |
| Full name | Karoline Elisabeth Raugräfin zu Pfalz |
| Born | 19 November 1659 Heidelberg |
| Died | 7 July 1696 (aged 36–37) London |
| Spouse(s) | Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg |
| Issue | Charles Schomberg, Marquess of Harwich Lady Caroline Schomberg Frederica Mildmay, Countess of Mértola Lady Mary Schomberg |
| Father | Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine |
| Mother | Marie Luise von Degenfeld |
Life
editCaroline was born in Heidelberg as a daughter of Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine from his morganatic marriage with Marie Luise von Degenfeld.
On 4th June 1683 she married Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg and moved to London.[1]
Like her siblings, she kept in touch with her aunt Electress Sophie of Hanover, whose son George I became King of Great Britain and Ireland, and her half-sister Elisabeth Charlotte (Liselotte), Duchess of Orléans, who married a brother of King Louis XIV of France.[1][2]
She and her husband had four children: Charles Schomberg, Marquess of Harwich, Frederica Mildmay, Countess of Mértola, Lady Caroline Schomberg, and Lady Mary Schomberg. However, Liselotte in one of her letters to Caroline's sister, Raugravine Louise, mentions that the couple had at least eight children. On 3 July 1694, she wrote: "I shudder to think that Caroline [...] already has eight children; [...]."[3]
She is buried with her husband in Westminster Abbey.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Böth, Mareike (2015-08-02). Erzählweisen des Selbst. Köln: Böhlau Verlag. doi:10.7788/9783412218737. ISBN 978-3-412-22459-2.
- ^ "Lebensbeschreibungen der neuen Raugrafen und Raugräfinnen zu Pfalz", Teil 1, De Gruyter, pp. 3–166, 1798-12-31, doi:10.1515/9783111437484-006, ISBN 9783111437484, retrieved 2022-09-21
- ^ Holland, Wilhelm Ludwig (Hrsg.): Briefe der Herzogin Elisabeth Charlotte von Orléans. Aus den Jahren 1721 bis 1722. Bd. 6, Stuttgart 1881. Nachträge Brief Nr. 20, Saint-Cloud, 3. Juli 1694.
- ^ Westminster Abbey. "Meinhard, 3rd Duke of Schomberg". Westminster Abbey Commemorations. Retrieved 21 September 2022.