Raugravine Caroline Elisabeth

Raugravine Caroline Elisabeth (19 November 1659, Heidelberg – 7 July 1696, London) was a German noblewoman and daughter of Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine.

Raugravine Caroline Elisabeth
Raugravine Caroline Elisabeth (unknown painter)
Full name
Karoline Elisabeth Raugräfin zu Pfalz
Born19 November 1659
Heidelberg
Died7 July 1696 (aged 36–37)
London
Spouse(s)Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg
IssueCharles Schomberg, Marquess of Harwich
Lady Caroline Schomberg
Frederica Mildmay, Countess of Mértola
Lady Mary Schomberg
FatherCharles I Louis, Elector Palatine
MotherMarie Luise von Degenfeld

Life

Caroline was born in Heidelberg as a daughter of Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine from his morganatic marriage with Marie Luise von Degenfeld.

On 4th June 1683 she married Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg and moved to London.[1]

Like her siblings, she kept in touch with her aunt Electress Sophie of Hanover, whose son George I became King of Great Britain and Ireland, and her half-sister Elisabeth Charlotte (Liselotte), Duchess of Orléans, who married a brother of King Louis XIV of France.[1][2]

She and her husband had four children: Charles Schomberg, Marquess of Harwich, Frederica Mildmay, Countess of Mértola, Lady Caroline Schomberg, and Lady Mary Schomberg. However, Liselotte in one of her letters to Caroline's sister, Raugravine Louise, mentions that the couple had at least eight children. On 3 July 1694, she wrote: "I shudder to think that Caroline [...] already has eight children; [...]."[3]

She is buried with her husband in Westminster Abbey.[4]

References
  1. Böth, Mareike (2015-08-02). Erzählweisen des Selbst. Köln: Böhlau Verlag. doi:10.7788/9783412218737. ISBN 978-3-412-22459-2.
  2. "Lebensbeschreibungen der neuen Raugrafen und Raugräfinnen zu Pfalz", Teil 1, De Gruyter, pp. 3–166, 1798-12-31, doi:10.1515/9783111437484-006, ISBN 9783111437484, retrieved 2022-09-21
  3. Holland, Wilhelm Ludwig (Hrsg.): Briefe der Herzogin Elisabeth Charlotte von Orléans. Aus den Jahren 1721 bis 1722. Bd. 6, Stuttgart 1881. Nachträge Brief Nr. 20, Saint-Cloud, 3. Juli 1694.
  4. Westminster Abbey. "Meinhard, 3rd Duke of Schomberg". Westminster Abbey Commemorations. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
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