Ernest Constantine, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal

Ernest Constantine, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal
Ernest Constantine, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal
Born	8 August 1771; Philippsthal
Died	25 December 1849 (aged 78); Meiningen
Noble family	House of Hesse
Spouse(s)	Louise of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt; Caroline of Hesse-Philippsthal
Father	William, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal
Mother	Ulrika Eleonora of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld

Ernest Constantine, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal (8 August 1771 in Philippsthal – 25 December 1849 in Meiningen) was a member of the House of Hesse and Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal from 1816 until his death.

Life

Ernest Constantine was the youngest son of the Landgrave William of Hesse-Philippsthal (1726-1810) from his marriage with Ulrika Eleonora (1732-1795), daughter of Count William of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld.

Until 1796 he was an officer in Dutch service. In 1797, he acquired the porcelain manufactory in Volkstedt (a suburb of Rudolstadt), which he sold two years later.

In 1808 he became Grand Chamberlain of the Jérôme Bonaparte, the King of Westphalia. After the dissolution of the kingdom of Westphalia, Ernst Constantine succeeded his brother Louis as Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal in 1816. He also re-entered Dutch service, where he was appointed general.

Marriage and issue

Ernest Constantine married on 10 April 1796 in Rudolstadt with his first wife Louise (1775-1808), the daughter of Prince Frederick Charles of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1736-1793), with whom he had the following children:

Frederick William (1797-1797)
Ferdinand (1799-1837)
George Gustav (1801-1802)
Charles II (1803-1868), who succeeded him as Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal

married in 1845 Duchess Marie of Württemberg (1818-1888)

Francis (1805-1861), created Baron of Falkener in 1841

married in 1841 (morganatically) Mary Catharine Kohlmann (1819-1904)

He married his second wife on 17 February 1812 in Kassel. She was his niece Caroline (1793-1872), a daughter of his elder brother Prince Charles of Hesse-Philippsthal. From this second marriage he had the following children:

Victoria (1812-1837)
William Edward (1817-1819)

Ancestors

Ancestors of Ernest Constantine, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal[1]

16. William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (= 24)

8. Philip, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal (= 12)

17. Hedwig Sophia of Brandenburg (= 25)

4. Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal

18. Charles Otto of Solms-Laubach (= 26)

9. Catherine Amalie of Solms-Laubach (= 13)

19. Amöne Elisabeth of Bentheim-Steinfurt (= 27)

2. William, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal

20. John George I, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach

10. John William III, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach

21. Countess Johannetta of Sayn-Wittgenstein

5. Caroline Christine of Saxe-Eisenach

22. Charles Gustav of Baden-Durlach

11. Christine Juliane of Baden-Durlach

23. Anna Sophia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

1. Ernest Constantine, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal

24. William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (= 16)

12. Philip, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal (= 8)

25. Hedwig Sophia of Brandenburg (= 17)

6. William, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld

26. Charles Otto of Solms-Laubach (= 18)

13. Catherine Amalie of Solms-Laubach (= 9)

27. Amöne Elisabeth of Bentheim-Steinfurt (= 19)

3. Ulrika Eleonora of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld

28. Victor Amadeus, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg

14. Lebrecht, Prince of Anhalt-Zeitz-Hoym

29. Countess Palatine Elisabeth of Zweibrücken

7. Charlotte Wilhelmine of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym

30. John George, Baron of Weede

15. Eberhardine of Weede

31. Agnes Margaret of Raesfeld-Middachten

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References

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. 62.

Johann Samuel Ersch: Allgemeine Encyclopädie der Wissenschaften und Künste in alphabetischer ... p. 297 f.
Otto Wigand: Wigand's Conversations-lexikon p. 633
Genealogisches Staats-Handbuch p. 93

Ernest Constantine, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal House of Hesse Born: 8 August 1771 Died: 25 December 1849
Preceded by Louis	Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal 1816-1849	Succeeded by Charles II

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[1] 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. 62.