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Charles II of Hesse-Philippsthal (22 May 1803 in
Philippsthal – 12 February 1868 in Philippsthal) was a member of the
House of Hesse and was
Landgrave of
Hesse-Philippsthal from 1849 until 1866.
Life
Charles was a son of Landgrave
Ernest Constantine of Hesse-Philippsthal (1771–1849) from his marriage to Louise (1775–1808), daughter of Prince Charles Frederick of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt.
Charles succeeded his father as the Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal in 1849, after his older brother Ferdinand had died in 1839. Charles served as a
Major General
à la suite in the army of the
Electorate of Hesse . After the
War of 1866 , Prussia annexed, among others, the
Electorate of Hesse and
Hesse-Philippsthal .
Marriage and issue
Charles married on 9 October 1845 in
Pokój with
Marie (1818–1888), a daughter of
Duke Eugen of Württemberg (1788–1857) , with whom he had two children:
Ernest (1846–1925), Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal
Charles (1853–1916)
Ancestors
Ancestors of Charles II, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal 16.
Philip, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal 8.
Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal 17. Catherine Amalie of Solms-Laubach 4.
William, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal 18.
John William III, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach 9. Caroline Christine of Saxe-Eisenach 19.
Christine Juliane of Baden-Durlach 2.
Ernest Constantine, Landgrave of Hesse-Philipptshal 20.
Philip, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal (= 16) 10.
William, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld 21. Catherine Amalie of Solms-Laubach (= 17) 5. Ulrika Eleonora of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld 22.
Lebrecht, Prince of Anhalt-Zeitz-Hoym 11. Charlotte Wilhelmine of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym 23. Eberhardine of Weede 1. Charles II, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal 24.
Louis Frederick I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt 12.
Louis Günther II, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt 25.
Anna Sophie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 6.
Frederick Charles, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt 26. Henry XIII, Count of Reuss-Untergreiz 13. Sophie Henriette of Reuss-Untergreiz 27. Sophie Elisabeth of Stolberg-Wernigerode 3. Louise of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt 28.
Frederick Anton, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt 14.
John Frederick, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt 29.
Sophia Wilhelmina of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 7. Friederike Sophie Auguste of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt 30.
Ernest Augustus I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach 15.
Bernardina Christina Sophia of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach 31.
Eleonore Wilhelmine of Anhalt-Köthen
References
International National People