Karoline von Schlotheim
Karoline von Schlotheim, was a German woman who was the royal mistress of William I, Elector of Hesse from 1788 until 1811.Life
She was the daughter of Heinrich Christian Wilhelm von Schlotheim and Friederike Most aus Wilhelmstal. She was kidnapped by William I of Hesse, who made her his mistress, replacing Rosa Dorothea Ritter. In 1788, he made her Countess of Schlotheim and in 1793, he built the Löwenstein Castle for her. He asked her advice in matters of state affairs, and she had influence upon the development of the state. In 1807, she followed him in exile. In 1811, he made her countess von Hessenstien.Issue
With William I, Elector of Hesse, she had the children:
