Gottlob Ernst Josias Friedrich Freiherr von Stein

On 17 May 1764 Charlotte married Freiherr Gottlob Ernst Josias Friedrich von Stein (1735-1793). This was not a marriage out of love, but for social and political interests. Often Charlotte remained alone in Weimar, as her husband had to travel a lot, serving the duke of Jena-Weimar. From 1764 to 1773 she gave birth to seven children. The four daughters died, three boys (Karl, Ernst, Fritz) survived.