Who married Friedrich Karl von Hessen?
Princess Margaret of Prussia married Friedrich Karl von Hessen on . Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse was 24 years old on the wedding day (24 years, 8 months and 24 days). Princess Margaret of Prussia was 20 years old on the wedding day (20 years, 9 months and 3 days). The age gap was 3 years, 11 months and 21 days.
The marriage lasted 47 years, 4 months and 3 days (17289 days ). The marriage ended on . Cause: death of subject's spouse
Friedrich Karl von Hessen: Marriage Status Timeline
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Friedrich Karl von Hessen
Friedrich Karl Ludwig Konstantin Landgraf von Hessen (* 1. Mai 1868 auf Gut Panker (Holstein); † 28. Mai 1940 in Kassel) wurde am 9. Oktober 1918 zum König von Finnland gewählt, nahm die Wahl jedoch nicht an und verzichtete am 14. Dezember 1918 auf die finnische Krone. Als Regentenname war Fredrik Kaarle (auf Schwedisch Fredrik Karl) vorgeschlagen worden. Der in einigen Quellen genannte Name Väinö I. geht zurück auf eine Glosse des finnischen Humoristen Väinö Nuorteva.
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Princess Margaret of Prussia
Margaret of Prussia (German: Margarethe Beatrice Feodora; 22 April 1872 – 22 January 1954) was the youngest child of Frederick III, German Emperor, and Victoria, Princess Royal. She was also the younger sister of Emperor Wilhelm II and the granddaughter of Queen Victoria. She married Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse, the elected King of Finland, making her the would-be Queen of Finland had he not decided to renounce the throne on 14 December 1918. In 1926, they assumed the titles of Landgrave and Landgravine of Hesse. The couple had six sons and lost three of them in wartime, two during the First and one during the Second World War.
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