Charlotte Sophie of Aldenburg
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Charlotte Sophie of Aldenburg (1715–1800), was a Countess regnant of Aldenburg; she was the ruler of Aldenburg in 1738–1748. she was the daughter of count Anton II of Aldenburg and Wilhelmine Marie of Hesse-Homburg
.
She married the Dutch
noble Willem Bentinck in 1733, but lived in 1737–1748 in a relationship with count Albrecht Wolfgang of Schaumburg-Lippe
, something which caused a great scandal
in contemporary Germany
. In 1748, she was deposed and her throne taken by her spouse, and she lived the rest of her life separated from her legitimate family. She made many visits to the courts of Europe seeking support to retake her throne, but was treated like an outcast. In 1767, she took up residence in Hamburg
, where she lived in simplicity with her natural son.
Hesse-Homburg
Hesse-Homburg was formed into a separate landgraviate in 1622 by the landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt to be ruled by his son, although it did not become independent of Hesse-Darmstadt until 1668....
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She married the Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
noble Willem Bentinck in 1733, but lived in 1737–1748 in a relationship with count Albrecht Wolfgang of Schaumburg-Lippe
Schaumburg-Lippe
Schaumburg-Lippe was until 1946 a small state in Germany, located in the present day state of Lower Saxony, with its capital at Bückeburg.- History :...
, something which caused a great scandal
Scandal
A scandal is a widely publicized allegation or set of allegations that damages the reputation of an institution, individual or creed...
in contemporary Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. In 1748, she was deposed and her throne taken by her spouse, and she lived the rest of her life separated from her legitimate family. She made many visits to the courts of Europe seeking support to retake her throne, but was treated like an outcast. In 1767, she took up residence in Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
, where she lived in simplicity with her natural son.
Sources
Further reading
- Elizabeth LeBlond: Charlotte Sophie Countess Bentinck. Her life and times, 1715-1800. By her descendant Mrs. Aubrey Le Blond. 2 Volumes. London: Hutchinson 1912.