Auguste Magdalene of Hessen-Darmstadt
Auguste Magdalene of Hesse-Darmstadt was a German noblewoman and poet.Life
Auguste Magdalene was a daughter of Count Louis VI of Hesse-Darmstadt from his marriage to Maria Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp, a daughter of Duke Frederick III of Holstein-Gottorp.
Like her father and her sister Magdalene Sibylle, she was active as a writer. She translated the Psalms of David into German verse and wrote a poetry collection entitled The door to German poetry. She died only 17 years old and was buried in the City Church in Darmstadt.
