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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 .
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 ...
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:
On 26 June 1831 Frederick William was morganatically married to Gertrude Falkenstein Lehmann (1803–1882). She had been born in Bonn and was a daughter of apothecary Johann Gottfried Falkenstein and his wife, Magdalena Schulz.
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.
Gertrude Falkenstein, poi contessa di Schaumburg, principessa di Hanau e Horowitz (Bonn, 18 maggio 1803 – Praga, 9 luglio 1882), è stata la moglie morganatica di Federico Guglielmo d'Assia, l'ultimo elettore d'Assia-Kassel.
