Burgravine Louise Isabella of Kirchberg

Burgravine Louise Isabelle of Kirchberg
Princess consort of Nassau-Weilburg
Born 19 April 1772
Hachenburg
Died 6 January 1827 (aged 54)
Vienna, Austrian Empire
Spouse
(m.  1788; died  1816)
Issue William, Duke of Nassau
Princess Auguste Luise Wilhelmine
Archduchess Henrietta, Duchess of Teschen
Prince Friedrich Wilhelm
Names
German: Luise Isabelle Alexandrine Auguste
House Burggrafen von Kirchberg
Father Wilhelm Georg, Count of Sayn-Hachenburg, Burgrave of Kirchberg
Mother Countess Isabella Auguste Reuss of Greiz

Louise Isabelle Alexandrine Augusta, Countess of Sayn-Hachenburg, Burgravine of Kirchberg, full German name: Luise Isabelle Alexandrine Auguste, Gräfin zu Sayn-Hachenburg, Burggräfin von Kirchberg (19 April 1772, Hachenburg – 6 January 1827, Vienna, Austrian Empire) was the Princess consort of Nassau-Weilburg (28 November 1788 – 9 January 1816) through her marriage to Frederick William, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg.

Early life

Countess Louise Isabelle was born as the only child of Burgrave Georg Wilhelm von Kirchberg, Count of Sayn-Hachenburg (1751-1777) and his wife, Princess Isabelle Auguste Reuss of Greiz (1752-1824).

Marriage and family

As she was the only heir to her father Louise married Frederick William, Hereditary Prince of Nassau-Weilburg, son of Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg and his wife Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau, on 31 July 1788 in Hachenburg. Frederick William succeeded to his father Charles Christian upon his death on 28 November 1788. They had four children:

Ancestry