Anna Katharina Hesse Daughter of pharmacist Georg Friedrich Merck and second wife of composer Ernst Christian Hesse (1682–1713) Parents Georg Friedrich Merck Children Franz Ernst Hesse Georg Ludwig Hesse Georg Friedrich Hesse Marie Hedwig Hesse Anna Elisabeth Hesse Georg Friedrich Hesse Siblings Johann Franz Merck Anna Regina Männer Catharina Magdalena Wenck Partners Ernst Christian Hesse