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== Early life == |
== Early life == |
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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> |
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== First marriage == |
== First marriage == |
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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 [[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]]. |
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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 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''. |
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* [[Antonia Friderica Josepha of Hesse-Rotenburg|Antonia]] (1753–1823), a nun. |
* [[Antonia Friderica Josepha of Hesse-Rotenburg|Antonia]] (1753–1823), a nun. |
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* [[Wilhelmina_von_Hessen-Rotenburg|Wilhelmina Maria]] (1755–1816) |
* [[Wilhelmina_von_Hessen-Rotenburg|Wilhelmina Maria]] (1755–1816), married [[George William von Strauss]] (1744-1818). |
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* [[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). |
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==Death== |
==Death== |
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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]]. |
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}} |
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== References == |
== References == |
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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 Blumenstein (Wildeck), Germany |
| Spouse | Countess Sophia von Starhemberg Comtesse Jeanne de Bombelles |
| Issue | |
| 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 Blumenstein (Wildeck)) was Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg from 1749 until his death.
Early life
[edit]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
[edit]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 :
- Charles Emmanuel (1746–1812), his successor.
- Clementina (1747–1801).
- 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), a nun.
- Wilhelmina Maria (1755–1816), married George William von Strauss (1744-1818).
- Ernst (1758–1784), married Christine Wilhelmina Henriette Sophia von Bardeleben (1765-1835).
Second marriage
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "Comtesse Jeanne de Bombelles, Gräfin von Reichenberg : Genealogics".
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