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He had 8 children from his first marriage, including : |
He had 8 children from his first marriage, including : |
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* [[Charles Emmanuel, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg|Charles Emmanuel]] (1746–1812), his successor. |
* [[Charles Emmanuel, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg|Charles Emmanuel]] (1746–1812), his successor. |
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* [[Clementina of Hesse-Rotenburg|Clementina]] (1747–1801), Married [[Count Palatine Theodore Eustace of Sulzbach]]. |
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* [[Landgravine Hedwig of Hesse-Rotenburg|Hedwig]] (1748–1801), married [[Jacques Léopold de La Tour d'Auvergne]], [[Duke of Bouillon]]. |
* [[Landgravine Hedwig of Hesse-Rotenburg|Hedwig]] (1748–1801), married [[Jacques Léopold de La Tour d'Auvergne]], [[Duke of Bouillon]]. |
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* [[Christian of Hesse-Rotenburg|Christian]] (1750–1782), canon of Cologne and Strasbourg. |
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* [[Antonia Friderica Josepha of Hesse-Rotenburg|Antonia]] (1753–1823), nun. |
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* [[Wilhelmina Maria of Hesse-Rotenburg|Wilhelmina Maria]] (1755–1816), married [[George William von Strauss baron de Dorner]]. |
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* [[Ernst of Hesse-Rotenburg|Ernst]] (1758–1784), married [[Christine Wilhelmina Henriette Sophia von Bardeleben]]. |
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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. |
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. |
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| Constantine | |
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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 8 children from his first marriage, including :
- Charles Emmanuel (1746–1812), his successor.
- Clementina (1747–1801), Married Count Palatine Theodore Eustace of Sulzbach.
- Hedwig (1748–1801), married Jacques Léopold de La Tour d'Auvergne, 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), nun.
- Wilhelmina Maria (1755–1816), married George William von Strauss baron de Dorner.
- Ernst (1758–1784), married Christine Wilhelmina Henriette Sophia von Bardeleben.
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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