Ernst II Leopold, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Ernst II Leopold, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (February 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)

Ernst II Leopold (15 June 1684 – 29 November 1749) was Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg from 1725 until his death.^[1]

Early life

Born in

Marriage and issue

He married his first cousin, Countess

1. Joseph, Hereditary Prince of Hesse-Rotenburg (1705–1744); married Princess Christina of Salm had issue.
2. Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia
   had issue.
3. Landgravine Magdalene Leopoldina of Hesse-Rotenburg (1707–1708); died in infancy.
4. Wilhelm of Hesse-Rotenburg (1708); died in infancy.
5. Sophie of Hesse-Rotenburg (1709–1711); died in infancy.
6. Franciscus Alexander of Hesse-Rotenburg (1710–1739); died unmarried.
7. Eleonore Philippina of Hesse-Rotenburg (1712–1759); married John Christian, Count Palatine of Sulzbach
   , no issue.
8. Landgravine Caroline of Hesse-Rotenburg (1714–1741); married Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon
   , and had issue.
9. Constantine, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg (1716–1778); his successor.
10. Louis Victor, Prince of Carignan
    , and had issue.

Through his eldest daughter, his present descendants include the claimant Duke of Parma; the pretending King of the Two Sicilies and the reigning Grand Duke of Luxembourg. His youngest daughter is also an ancestress of the above.

Death

He died on 29 November 1749 in Rotenburg an der Fulda.

References