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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| House | Hesse-Rotenburg |
| Father | Ernest Leopold, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg |
| Mother | Eleonore of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort |
Constantine of Hessen-Rotenburg (May 24, 1716 in Rotenburg – December 30, 1778 in Schloss Wildeck) was Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg from 1749 until his death.
Early life
Constantine was the son of Landgrave Ernest Leopold, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg and his wife, Princess Eleonore of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort.[1]
Personal life
Constantine married in 1745 with Countess Marie Sophia Theresia Hedwigis Eva von Starhemberg (1722-1773), sister of Georg Adam, Prince of Starhemberg and widow of William Hyacinth, Prince of Nassau-Siegen.
He had 11 children from his first marriage, including :
- Charles Emmanuel (1746–1812), his successor.
- Charles Constantine, a supporter of the French Revolution, better known as Citoyen Hesse.
- Hedwig (1748–1801), married Jacques Léopold de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon.
When his first wife died in 1773, he remarried in 1775 with the French Countess Johanna Henriette de Bombelles (1751-1822). They had no children.
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.
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