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Ernest Leopold, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg
Ernst Leopold of Hesse-Rotenburg (15 June 1684 – 29 November 1749) was Landgrave of Hessen-Rheinfels-Rotenburg between 1725 and 1749.
| Ernest Leopold | |
|---|---|
| Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg | |
| Born | 15 June 1684 Langenschwalbach |
| Died | 29 November 1749 Schloss Rotenburg, Rotenburg |
| Spouse | Eleonore of Löwenstein-Wertheim |
| Issue Detail | |
| House | Hesse-Rotenburg |
| Father | William of Hesse-Rotenburg |
| Mother | Maria Anna of Löwenstein-Wertheim |
Born in Langenschwalbach, he was a son of landgrave William, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg and Countess Maria Anna of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort (1652–1688).
He died in Rotenburg in 1749.
Marriage and issue
He married his first cousin Eleonore of Löwenstein-Wertheim (1686–1753), in Frankfurt, on 9 November 1704. They had ten children:
- Joseph, Hereditary Prince of Hesse-Rotenburg (1705–1744); married Princess Christina of Salm had issue.
- Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg, Queen of Sardinia (1706–1735); married Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia had issue.
- Landgravine Magdalene Leopoldina of Hesse-Rotenburg (1707–1708); died in infancy.
- Wilhelm of Hesse-Rotenburg (1708); died in infancy.
- Sophie of Hesse-Rotenburg (1709–1711); died in infancy.
- Franciscus Alexander of Hesse-Rotenburg (1710–1739); died unmarried.
- Eleonora of Hesse-Rotenburg (1712–1759); married John Christian, Count Palatine of Sulzbach, no issue.
- Landgravine Caroline of Hesse-Rotenburg (1714–1741); married Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon, and had issue.
- Constantine, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg (1716–1778); his successor.
- Landgravine Christine of Hesse-Rotenburg (1717–1778); married Louis Victor, Prince of Carignan, and had issue.
Through his eldest daughter, his present descendants include the claimant Duke of Parma; the pretending King of the Two Sicilies and the reigning Grand Duke of Luxembourg. His youngest daughter is also an ancestress of the above.
External links
- genealogy online [permanent dead link] (in Dutch)