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William of Hesse-Philippsthal (born 29 August 1726 in
Philippsthal ; died: 8 August 1810, Philippsthal) was a member of the
House of Hesse and
Landgrave of
Hesse-Philippsthal from 1770 until his death.
Life
William was the eldest son of Landgrave
Charles I of Hesse-Philippsthal from his marriage to Caroline Christine of
Saxe-Eisenach (1699–1743), daughter of Duke
John William III of Saxe-Eisenach . He succeeded his father in 1770 as Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal.
William served in the Dutch army as
General of the Cavalry and
Governor of
's-Hertogenbosch . William was also
Komtur of the
Knights Hospitallers of the
Commandry of
Łagów .
In 1806, the Landgraviate of Philippsthal was occupied by French troops and annexed to the short-lived
Kingdom of Westphalia . William died before his territory could be liberated from the French.
Marriage and issue
William married on 22 June 1755 in
Tournai his cousin Ulrika Eleonora (1732–1795), daughter of Landgrave
William of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld , with whom he had the following children:
Caroline (1756–1756)
Charles (1757–1793), lieutenant colonel in the Guard Regiment of
Hesse-Kassel
married in 1791 princess Victoria of
Anhalt-Bernburg (1772–1817), daughter of
Prince Franz Adolph of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
William (1758–1760)
Frederick (1760–1761)
Juliane (1761–1799)
married in 1780 Count
Philip Ernest of Schaumburg-Lippe (1723–1787)
Frederick (1764–1794) Imperial lieutenant colonel in a Russian Guard Regiment Cuirassiers
Louis (1766–1816), Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal
married in 1791 Countess Marie Franziska
Berghe von Trips (1771–1805),
Mistress of the Robes at the court of Queen
Maria Carolina
married firstly in 1796 Princess Louise of
Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1775–1808)
married secondly in 1812 Princess Caroline of
Hesse-Philippsthal (1793–1872)
Ancestors
Ancestors of William, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal
[1] 16.
William V, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel 8.
William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel 17.
Amalie Elisabeth of Hanau-Münzenberg 4.
Philip, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal 18.
George William, Elector of Brandenburg 9.
Hedwig Sophia of Brandenburg 19.
Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate 2.
Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal 20.
Albert Otto II, Count of Solms-Laubach 10.
Charles Otto, Count of Solms-Laubach 21. Katharina Juliana of Hanau-Münzenberg 5.
Catherine Amalie of Solms-Laubach 22. Arnold Jost, Count of Bentheim-Bentheim 11. Amöne Elisabeth of Bentheim-Steinfurt 23. Anna Amalie of Ysenburg-Büdingen 1. William, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal 24.
William, Duke of Saxe-Weimar 12.
John George I, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach 25.
Eleonore Dorothea of Anhalt-Dessau 6.
John William III, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach 26.
Ernest, Count of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn 13.
Countess Johannetta of Sayn-Wittgenstein 27.
Louise Juliane of Erbach -Breuberg 3.
Caroline Christine of Saxe-Eisenach 28.
Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach 14.
Charles Gustav of Baden-Durlach 29.
Christina Magdalena of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken 7.
Christine Juliane of Baden-Durlach 30.
Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 15. Anna Sophia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 31. Elisabeth Juliana of Schleswig-Holstein-Sønderburg-Nordborg
References and sources
International National People