Constantine, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg
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| Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg | |
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| Born | 24 May 1716 Rotenburg, Germany |
| Died | 30 December 1778 (aged 62) Schloss Wildeck, Germany |
| Spouse | Countess Sophia von Starhemberg Comtesse Jeanne de Bombelles |
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Eleonore of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort | |
Constantine of Hessen-Rotenburg (May 24, 1716 in
Early life
Constantine was the son of Landgrave
First marriage
Constantine married in 1745 with Countess Marie Sophia Theresia Hedwig Eva von Starhemberg (1722-1773), daughter of the Imperial envoy Count Konrad Sigmund von Starhemberg (1689–1727) and his wife, Princess Leopoldine von Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort (1689-1763). She was sister of Georg Adam, Prince of Starhemberg and widow of William Hyacinth, Prince of Nassau-Siegen.
He had 8 children from his first marriage, including :
- Charles Emmanuel (1746–1812), his successor.
- Clementina (1747–1801).
- Duke of Bouillon.
- Christian (1750–1782), Canon of Cologne and Strasbourg.
- Charles Constantine (1752-1821), a supporter of the French Revolution, better known as Citoyen Hesse.
- Antonia (1753–1823), a nun.
- Wilhelmina Maria (1755–1816)
- Ernst (1758–1784), married Christine Wilhelmina Henriette Sophia von Bardeleben (1765-1835).
- Ernst Viktor von Hesse-Rotenburg (1782-1785), died young
Second marriage
When his first wife died in 1773, on 17 May 1775 he remarried with the French Countess Johanna Henriette de
Reign
Under Constantine, Hesse-Wanfried was in 1755 returned to Hesse-Rotenburg after the death of Christian of Hesse-Wanfried. Hesse-Rotenburg, which had been divided in 1648, was now again reunited and remained so until the Treaty of Lunéville in 1801.
He became a knight in the Order of the Golden Fleece in 1759.
References
- ^ Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans [Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living] (in French). Bourdeaux: Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel. 1768. p. 64.
- ^ https://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00051016&tree=LEO
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