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| birth_place =[[Rotenburg an der Fulda|Rotenburg]], Germany
| birth_place =[[Rotenburg an der Fulda|Rotenburg]], Germany
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1778|12|30|1716|5|24||df=y}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1778|12|30|1716|5|24||df=y}}
| death_place = [[Wildeck|Schloss Wildeck]], Germany
| death_place = [[Schloss Blumenstein (Wildeck)]], Germany
| house = [[Landgraviate of Hesse-Rotenburg|Hesse-Rotenburg]]
| house = [[Landgraviate of Hesse-Rotenburg|Hesse-Rotenburg]]
| spouse = Countess Sophia von Starhemberg<br/>Comtesse Jeanne de Bombelles
| spouse = Countess Sophia von [[Starhemberg]]<br/>Comtesse Jeanne de [[Bombelles]]
| father = [[Ernest Leopold, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg]]
| father = [[Ernest Leopold, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg]]
| mother =[[Countess Eleonore of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort|Eleonore of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort]]
| mother =[[Countess Eleonore of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort|Eleonore of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort]]
| issue = {{Plainlist|
| issue = {{Plainlist|
*[[Charles Emmanuel, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg]]
*[[Charles Emmanuel, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg]]
*[[Landgravine Hedwig of Hesse-Rotenburg|Hedwig, Duchess of Bouillon]]}}
*[[Landgravine Hedwig of Hesse-Rotenburg|Hedwig, Duchess of Bouillon]]
*[[Wilhelmina_von_Hessen-Rotenburg|Wilhelmina Maria]]}}
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[[File:Constantin,_Landgraf_von_Hessen-Rotenburg.png|thumb|262px|Constantin, Landgraf of Hessen-Rotenburg]]

'''Constantine of Hessen-Rotenburg''' (May 24, 1716 in [[Rotenburg an der Fulda|Rotenburg]] &ndash; December 30, 1778 in [[Wildeck|Schloss Wildeck]]) was [[Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg]] from 1749 until his death.
'''Constantine of Hessen-Rotenburg''' (May 24, 1716 in [[Rotenburg an der Fulda|Rotenburg]] &ndash; December 30, 1778 in [[Schloss Blumenstein (Wildeck)]]) was [[Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg]] from 1749 until his death.


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Constantine was the son of Landgrave [[Ernest Leopold, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg]] and his wife, [[Countess Eleonore of Löwenstein-Wertheim|Princess Eleonore of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans| trans-title=Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AINPAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA64|year=1768|publisher=Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel|location=Bourdeaux|language=fr|page=64}}</ref>
Born into the [[House of Hesse]], cadet line of an ancient [[House of Brabant]], Constantine was the son of Landgrave [[Ernest Leopold, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg]] and his wife, [[Countess Eleonore of Löwenstein-Wertheim|Princess Eleonore of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans| trans-title=Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AINPAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA64|year=1768|publisher=Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel|location=Bourdeaux|language=fr|page=64}}</ref>


== First marriage ==
== First marriage ==
Constantine married in 1745 with Countess Marie ''Sophia'' Theresia Hedwigis Eva von [[Starhemberg]] (1722-1773), daughter of the [[Envoy (title)|Imperial envoy]] Count Konrad Sigmund von [[Starhemberg]] (1689–1727) and his wife, Princess Leopoldine von [[Löwenstein-Wertheim|Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort]] (1689-1763). She was sister of [[Georg Adam, Prince of Starhemberg]] and widow of [[William Hyacinth, Prince of Nassau-Siegen]].
He married in 1745 with Countess Marie ''Sophia'' Theresia Hedwig Eva von [[Starhemberg]] (1722-1773), daughter of the [[Envoy (title)|Imperial envoy]] Count Konrad Sigmund von [[Mediatised houses#List of Princely mediatised houses (Durchlaucht)|Starhemberg]] (1689–1727) and his wife, Princess Leopoldine von [[Löwenstein-Wertheim|Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort]] (1689-1763). She was elder sister of [[Georg Adam, Prince of Starhemberg]], [[List of ambassadors of Austria-Hungary to France|Imperial envoy to France]], and widow of [[William Hyacinth, Prince of Nassau-Siegen]].


He had 8 children from his first marriage, including :
He had 8 children from his first marriage, including :
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* [[Charles Constantine of Hesse-Rotenburg|Charles Constantine]] (1752-1821), a supporter of the [[French Revolution]], better known as ''Citoyen Hesse''.
* [[Charles Constantine of Hesse-Rotenburg|Charles Constantine]] (1752-1821), a supporter of the [[French Revolution]], better known as ''Citoyen Hesse''.
* [[Antonia Friderica Josepha of Hesse-Rotenburg|Antonia]] (1753–1823), a nun.
* [[Antonia Friderica Josepha of Hesse-Rotenburg|Antonia]] (1753–1823), a nun.
* [[Wilhelmina Maria of Hesse-Rotenburg|Wilhelmina Maria]] (1755–1816), married George William von Strauss.
* [[Wilhelmina_von_Hessen-Rotenburg|Wilhelmina Maria]] (1755–1816), married [[George William von Strauss]] (1744-1818).
* [[Ernst of Hesse-Rotenburg|Ernst]] (1758–1784), married Christine Wilhelmina Henriette Sophia von [[:File:Bardeleben-Wappen_Hdb.png|Bardeleben]] (1765-1835).
* [[Ernst of Hesse-Rotenburg|Ernst]] (1758–1784), married Christine Wilhelmina Henriette Sophia von [[:File:Bardeleben-Wappen_Hdb.png|Bardeleben]] (1765-1835).
** Ernst Viktor von Hesse-Rotenburg (1782-1785), died young


== Second marriage ==
== Second marriage ==
When his first wife died in 1773, on 17 May 1775 he remarried with the French Countess Johanna Henriette de [[Bombelles]] (1751-1822), sister of [[Marc Marie, Marquis de Bombelles]]. She was born as daughter of Count François Henri de Bombelles (1681-1760), guardian of the [[Louis, Duke of Orléans (1703–1752)|Duke of Orleans]], and his wife, Genevieve Charlotte de Bradins de la Moisiere. As her family didn't belong to the small circle of [[Imperial immediacy|reigning]] of [[Mediatised houses|former reigning]] families, their marriage was treated as [[Morganatic marriage|morganatic]] and upon marriage she received the title of Countess von [[Reichenberg, Rhineland-Palatinate|Reichenberg]]. They had no children. After becoming a widow, she married again to Louis [[Le Tellier|Le Tellier de Souvre]], [[Marquis]] de Louvois (d. 1785). They also didn't have children.<ref>https://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00051016&tree=LEO</ref>
When his first wife died in 1773, on 17 May 1775 he remarried with the French Countess Johanna Henriette de [[Bombelles]] (1751-1822), younger sister of [[Marc Marie, Marquis de Bombelles]]. She was born as daughter of Count François Henri de Bombelles (1681-1760), guardian of the [[Louis, Duke of Orléans (1703–1752)|Duke of Orleans]], and his wife, Genevieve Charlotte de Bradins de la Moisiere (b. 1727). As her family didn't belong to the small circle of [[Imperial immediacy|reigning]] of [[Mediatised houses|former reigning]] families, their marriage was treated as [[Morganatic marriage|morganatic]] and upon marriage she received the title of Countess von [[Reichenberg, Rhineland-Palatinate|Reichenberg]]. The couple had no children. After becoming a widow, she married again, to Louis [[Le Tellier|Le Tellier de Souvre]], [[Marquis]] de Louvois (d. 1785). They also didn't have children.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00051016&tree=LEO | title=Comtesse Jeanne de Bombelles, Gräfin von Reichenberg : Genealogics }}</ref>


== Reign ==
== Reign ==
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He became a knight in the [[Order of the Golden Fleece]] in 1759.
He became a knight in the [[Order of the Golden Fleece]] in 1759.

==Death==
Landgrave Constantin died on 30 December 1778 in [[Schloss Blumenstein (Wildeck)|Schloss Blumenstein]] in [[Wildeck]], at the age of 62. His body was buried in the Minoritenkiche, [[Fritzlar]], [[Schwalm-Eder-Kreis]], [[Hesse]], [[Germany]], while his first wife Sophia was buried in [[Strassbourg]], [[France]]. {{CN|date=December 2024}}


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 20:32, 1 December 2024

Constantine
Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg
Born(1716-05-24)24 May 1716
Rotenburg, Germany
Died30 December 1778(1778-12-30) (aged 62)
Schloss Blumenstein (Wildeck), Germany
SpouseCountess Sophia von Starhemberg
Comtesse Jeanne de Bombelles
Issue
HouseHesse-Rotenburg
FatherErnest Leopold, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg
MotherEleonore of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort
Constantin, Landgraf of Hessen-Rotenburg

Constantine of Hessen-Rotenburg (May 24, 1716 in Rotenburg – December 30, 1778 in Schloss Blumenstein (Wildeck)) was Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg from 1749 until his death.

Early life

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Born into the House of Hesse, cadet line of an ancient House of Brabant, Constantine was the son of Landgrave Ernest Leopold, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg and his wife, Princess Eleonore of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort.[1]

First marriage

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He married in 1745 with Countess Marie Sophia Theresia Hedwig Eva von Starhemberg (1722-1773), daughter of the Imperial envoy Count Konrad Sigmund von Starhemberg (1689–1727) and his wife, Princess Leopoldine von Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort (1689-1763). She was elder sister of Georg Adam, Prince of Starhemberg, Imperial envoy to France, and widow of William Hyacinth, Prince of Nassau-Siegen.

He had 8 children from his first marriage, including :

Second marriage

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When his first wife died in 1773, on 17 May 1775 he remarried with the French Countess Johanna Henriette de Bombelles (1751-1822), younger sister of Marc Marie, Marquis de Bombelles. She was born as daughter of Count François Henri de Bombelles (1681-1760), guardian of the Duke of Orleans, and his wife, Genevieve Charlotte de Bradins de la Moisiere (b. 1727). As her family didn't belong to the small circle of reigning of former reigning families, their marriage was treated as morganatic and upon marriage she received the title of Countess von Reichenberg. The couple had no children. After becoming a widow, she married again, to Louis Le Tellier de Souvre, Marquis de Louvois (d. 1785). They also didn't have children.[2]

Reign

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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.

Death

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Landgrave Constantin died on 30 December 1778 in Schloss Blumenstein in Wildeck, at the age of 62. His body was buried in the Minoritenkiche, Fritzlar, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Hesse, Germany, while his first wife Sophia was buried in Strassbourg, France. [citation needed]

References

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  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. 64.
  2. ^ "Comtesse Jeanne de Bombelles, Gräfin von Reichenberg : Genealogics".
Constantine, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg
Born: 24 May 1716 Died: 30 December 1778
Preceded by Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg
1749–1778 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Landgrave of Hesse-Wanfried-Rheinfels
1755–1778
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