Joseph, Hereditary Prince of Hesse-Rotenburg
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| Joseph | |
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| Hereditary Prince of Hesse-Rotenburg | |
| Born | 23 September 1705 Eleonore of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort |
Joseph of Hesse-Rotenburg (23 September 1705 – 24 June 1744) was the Hereditary Prince of Hesse-Rotenburg from his birth till his death in 1744. He was heir apparent to the Landgraviate of Hesse-Rotenburg.
Biography
Born at
Eleonore of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort. He was Heir apparent to the Landgraviate of Hesse-Rotenburg
from his birth, and held the title till his death.
His siblings included
princesse de Lamballe
.
Death
He died at the Palace of the Landgrave's in Rotenburg an der Fulda (Schloss Rotenburg). In 1753, his wife married again Nicolaus Leopold, Prince of Salm-Salm (1701-1770), but had no children. His youngest brother Constantine became Hereditary Prince and later became Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg.
Marriage and issue
He married Princess Christine of
Anholt
and later produced four children, two of which would die young and one who would go on to have progeny:
- Princess Victoria of Hesse-Rotenburg (25 February 1728 – 1 July 1792) married Charles, Prince of Soubise, no issue;
- Princess Ludovika of Hesse-Rotenburg (18 April 1729 – 6 January 1800) married Friedrich Ernst Maximilian of Salm-Salm, Duke of Hoogstraeten, had issue;
- Princess Leopoldine of Hesse-Rotenburg (1 October 1731 – ?) died in infancy;
- Prince Ernest of Hesse-Rotenburg (28 May 1735 – 6 June 1742) died in infancy.
Ancestry
| Ancestors of Joseph, Hereditary Prince of Hesse-Rotenburg Countess Eleonore of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort | | ||||||||||||
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| 14. Mathias Khuen von Belasi, Count of Lichtenberg and Gandegg | |||||||||||||
| 7. Countess Polyxena Khuen von Belasi of Lichtenberg and Gandegg | |||||||||||||
| 15. Countess Anna Susanna von Meggau zu Kreutzen | |||||||||||||
References and notes
- ^ a daughter of Moritz Heinrich, Prince of Nassau-Hadamar 1653-1679
- ^ 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.
The generations start from the children of Herman IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg and his brother Ernest, Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels | ||
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