Karl Georg August Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1766 - 1806)

Born 8 Feb 1766 in London, England

Ancestors

Husband of Frederika Luise Wilhelmina (van Oranje-Nassau) Oranje-Nassau — married 14 Oct 1790 in Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

Died 20 Sep 1806 at age 40 in Antoinettenruh, Braunschweig, Niedersachsen, Duitsland

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Biography

Karl Georg August, Hereditary Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Karl Georg August, Hereditary Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (8 February 1766 in London – 20 September 1806 in Antoinettenruh) 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 The Hague, 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. 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. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Georg_August,_Hereditary_Prince_of_Brunswick-Wolfenb%C3%BCttel