Gertrude von Hanau

Gertrude von Hanau (18 May 1803 – 9 July 1882, née Falkenstein), was a German aristocrat. She was the morganatic spouse of Frederick William, Elector of Hesse. Gertrude Falkenstein was the daughter of an apothecary from Bonn. She was the divorced (ca. 1830/31) wife of Prussian Lt Karl Michael Lehmann (16 June 1787, Bischofswerder – 1882) and had two sons by him, who were given the name "von Scholley" in 1837 and were created barons (Freiherren) in 1846. Gertrude von Hanau died in Prague on 9 July 1882, at the age of 79.

Gertrude von Hanau

Gertrude von Hanau (18 May 1803 – 9 July 1882, née Falkenstein), was a German aristocrat. She was the morganatic spouse of Frederick William, Elector of Hesse. Gertrude Falkenstein was the daughter of an apothecary from Bonn. She was the divorced (ca. 1830/31) wife of Prussian Lt Karl Michael Lehmann (16 June 1787, Bischofswerder – 1882) and had two sons by him, who were given the name "von Scholley" in 1837 and were created barons (Freiherren) in 1846. Gertrude von Hanau died in Prague on 9 July 1882, at the age of 79.