Marijke Meu

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Marijke Meu is the Dutch nickname of Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel, a German-born princess who became a respected and beloved regent of Friesland in the early 18th century.

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Marijke Meu canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
nickname
princess
regent
alsoKnownAs Maria Louisa of Hesse-Kassel
Marijke Meu
appliesToJurisdiction Friesland
birthDate 1688-02-07
birthPlace Kassel
burialPlace Grote of Jacobijnerkerk, Leeuwarden
child William IV, Prince of Orange
countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel
deathDate 1765-04-09
deathPlace Leeuwarden
describedBySource Dutch historical tradition
Frisian popular culture
endTime 1731
era 18th century
ethnicGroup German
father Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
givenName Marie Louise
hasHonorific Her Highness
house House of Hesse-Kassel
linked to: House of Hesse
languageOfName Dutch
meaningOfName Aunt Mary
memberOf House of Orange-Nassau by marriage
mother Maria Amalia of Courland
nativeLanguage German
nobleTitle Princess of Nassau-Dietz
linked to: Princess of Nassau

Princess of Orange
notableFor popularity among Frisian population
regency in Friesland
notableWork patronage of arts and charities in Friesland
positionHeld regent of Drenthe
regent of Friesland
regent of Groningen
refersTo Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel
regionGoverned Drenthe
Friesland
Groningen
religion Calvinism
residence Leeuwarden
Princessehof, Leeuwarden
sexOrGender female
spouse John William Friso, Prince of Orange
startTime 1711

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Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel alsoKnownAs Marijke Meu
subject linked to: Marijke Meu