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Princess Gertrude of Hanau and Hořowitz (née Falkenstein; 18 May 1803 – 9 July 1882), was a German aristocrat. She was the morganatic spouse of Frederick William, Elector of Hesse.
Gertrude Falkenstein, später Gräfin von Schaumburg, Fürstin von Hanau und zu Hořowitz (* 18. Mai 1803 in Bonn; [1] † 9. Juli 1882 in Prag) war die morganatische Ehefrau von Friedrich Wilhelm I. von Hessen, dem letzten Kurfürsten von Hessen-Kassel .
Princess Maria was the youngest daughter of Frederick William, Elector of Hesse (1802–1875), and his morganatic wife, Gertrude Falkenstein (1803–1882), whom he later elevated to Princess of Hanau and Hořowitz (German: Fürstin von Hanau und zu Hořowitz).
Gertrude von Hanau (18 de mayo de 1803 - 9 de julio de 1882, de soltera Falkenstein), fue una aristócrata alemana. Ella era la esposa morganática de Frederick William, elector de Hesse.
Desde 1831 vivió en matrimonio morganático con Gertrudis Falkenstein (1806-1882), quien no era de ascendencia noble, pero tras la boda fue elevada a condesa de Schaumburg y princesa de Hanau. La pareja tuvo 9 hijos:
The last elector, Frederick William gave the title "Princess of Hanau" to his wife Gertrude Falkenstein, a commoner and divorcée he could marry only morganatically. The descendants of this marriage bear this princely title as family name Prinz(essin) von Hanau and still pass down this courtesy title , Prince and Princess of Hanau ...
Gertrude Falkenstein was the daughter of an apothecary from Bonn. Her father died early and her mother married again. On 29 May 1822 she married Karl Michael Lehmann (1787-1882), a lieutenant in the Prussian army.
