Princess Hedwig of Hesse-Rotenburg
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| Hedwig | |
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Duchess of Bouillon | |
| Born | 26 June 1748 Landgrave's Palace, Germany |
| Died | 27 May 1801 (aged 52) Paris, France |
| Spouse | |
| House | Hesse-Rotenburg |
| Father | Constantine, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg |
| Mother | Countess Sophia of Starhemberg |
Princess Hedwig of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg (Hedwig Marie Christine; 26 June 1748 – 27 May 1801) was a
Duchess of Bouillon
by marriage. She is sometimes known as Marie Hedwige.
Early life
Born at the Landgrave's Palace in
Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia
.
Biography
On 17 July 1766 at Carlsburg she married
Louise de Lorraine-Harcourt-Marsan of the House of Guise
.
Her husband lived in Navarre prior to the revolution and succeeded his father in 1792. During the collapse of the ancien régime, the duchy of Bouillon was taken from him in 1794 and absorbed into France in October 1795. However, in 1800, he recovered the duchy but was obliged to pay off debts of 3 million livres. The duchy was incorporated in the new Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1815.
The Duchess of Bouillon died childless in Paris on 27 May 1801.
Ancestry
| Ancestors of Princess Hedwig of Hesse-Rotenburg zu Dietrichstein | ||||||||||||||||
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| 3. Countess Sophia von Starhemberg | ||||||||||||||||
| 28. Ferdinand Carl, Count of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort =18, =20 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14. Maximilian Karl, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort =10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 29. Countess Anna Maria zu Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg =19, =21 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7. Countess Maria Leopoldine of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort | ||||||||||||||||
| 30. Mathias Khuen, Count von Lichtenberg und Gandegg =22 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15. Countess Maria Polyxena Khuen von Lichtenberg =11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 31. Countess Susanna von Meggau und Kreutzen =23 | ||||||||||||||||
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. 65.
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