Person:Constantine, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg (1)

Constantine _____, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg
b.24 May 1716
d.30 Dec 1778
Facts and Events
Name Constantine _____, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg
Gender Male
Birth[1] 24 May 1716
Marriage 1745 to Marie Eva Sophie von Starhemberg (add)
Death[1] 30 Dec 1778
Reference Number? Q213766?


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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.

Constantine was the son of Landgrave Ernest Leopold, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg and his wife Countess Eleonore of Löwenstein-Wertheim.

Constantine married in 1745 with Countess Marie Sophia Theresia Hedwigis Eva von Starhemberg, widow of William Hyacinth, Prince of Nassau-Siegen. When she died in 1773, he remarried in 1775 with French Countess Johanna Henriette de Bombelles (1751-1822).

He had 11 children from his first marriage, including :

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.

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References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Constantine, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.