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Ernest Constantine, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal
Born(1771-08-08)8 August 1771
Philippsthal
Died25 December 1849(1849-12-25) (aged 78)
Meiningen
Noble familyHouse of Hesse
Spouse(s)Louise of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Caroline of Hesse-Philippsthal
FatherWilliam, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal
MotherUlrika Eleonora of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld

Ernest Constantine, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal (8 August 1771 in Philippsthal – 25 December 1849 in Meiningen) was a member of the House of Hesse and Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal from 1816 until his death.

Life

Ernest Constantine was the youngest son of the Landgrave William of Hesse-Philippsthal (1726-1810) from his marriage with Ulrika Eleonora (1732-1795), daughter of Count William of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld.

Until 1796 he was an officer in Dutch service. In 1797, he acquired the porcelain manufactory in Volkstedt (a suburb of Rudolstadt), which he sold two years later.

In 1808 he became Grand Chamberlain of the Jérôme Bonaparte, the King of Westphalia. After the dissolution of the kingdom of Westphalia, Ernst Constantine succeeded his brother Louis as Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal in 1816. He also re-entered Dutch service, where he was appointed general.

Marriage and issue

Ernest Constantine married on 10 April 1796 in Rudolstadt with his first wife Louise (1775-1808), the daughter of Prince Frederick Charles of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1736-1793), with whom he had the following children:

  • Frederick William (1797-1797)
  • Ferdinand (1799-1837)
  • George Gustav (1801-1802)
  • Charles II (1803-1868), who succeeded him as Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal
married in 1845 Duchess Marie of Württemberg (1818-1888)
  • Francis (1805-1861), created Baron of Falkener in 1841
married in 1841 (morganatically) Mary Catharine Kohlmann (1819-1904)

He married his second wife on 17 February 1812 in Kassel. She was his niece Caroline (1793-1872), a daughter of his elder brother Prince Charles of Hesse-Philippsthal. From this second marriage he had the following children:

  • Victoria (1812-1837)
  • William Edward (1817-1819)

Ancestors

References

  1. ^ 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. 62.
Ernest Constantine, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal
Born: 8 August 1771 Died: 25 December 1849
Preceded by Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal
1816-1849 		Succeeded by


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