Adolph, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld

Adolph
Adolph
	Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld
Born	29 June 1743; Ypres
Died	17 July 1803 (aged 60); Barchfeld
Spouse	Princess Louise of Saxe-Meiningen
Father	William, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld
Mother	Charlotte Wilhelmine of Anhalt-Zeitz-Hoym

Adolph, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld (29 June 1743 in Ypres – 17 July 1803 in Barchfeld) was a member of the House of Hesse. He was the ruling Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld from 1777 until his death.

Life

Adolph was a son of the Landgrave William of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld (1692-1761) from his marriage with Charlotte Wilhelmine (1704-1766), daughter of Prince Lebrecht of Anhalt-Zeitz-Hoym. Adolph succeeded his childless brother Frederick as Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld in 1777.

He began his career in the service of his Hesse-Kassel. He then went in the Dutch service, where he later became a colonel in the 3rd Infantry Regiment of Orange-Nassau. In 1773, he joined the Prussian army and became chief of the Fusilier Regiment No. 55. Here he gained the favor of Frederick II and on 16 January 1777 he was appointed to Major General. He fought in the Bavarian War of Succession and was attacked by General Wurmser and taken prisoner by the Austrians at Habelschwerdt in 1779. In 1780 he resigned from the military and retired to Barchfeld.

He acquired the Nesselröden estate in 1794 and three years later sold the Wehra property to the Treasury of Hesse-Kassel for 24000Thaler.

Marriage and issue

Landgrave Adolph married on 18 October 1781 in Meiningen with Louise (1752-1805), a daughter of the Duke Anton Ulrich of Sachsen-Meiningen from his marriage with Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Philippsthal. With her he had the following children:

Friedrich Carl Wilhelm Ludwig (1782-1783)
Charles (1784-1854), Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld

married firstly in 1816 to Princess Auguste of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen (1793-1821)

married secondly in 1823 to Princess Sophie of Bentheim and Steinfurt (1794-1873)

William (1786-1834)

married in 1812 to Princess Juliane Sophie of Denmark (1788-1850)

George (1787-1788)
Ernest Frederick (1789-1850), never married
Charlotte (1794-1794)

Ancestors

Ancestors of Adolph, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld[1]

16. William V, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel

8. William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel

17. Countess 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. William, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld

20. Albert Otto II of Solms-Laubach

10. Charles Otto of Solms-Laubach

21. Catharina Juliana of Hanau-Münzenberg

5. Catherine Amalie of Solms-Laubach

22. Arnold Jobst of Bentheim-Bentheim

11. Amöna Elisabeth of Bentheim-Steinfurt

23. Anna Amalia of Ysenburg-Büdingen

1. Adolph, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld

24. Christian II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg

12. Victor Amadeus, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg

25. Eleonore Sophie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg

6. Lebrecht, Prince of Anhalt-Zeitz-Hoym

26. Frederick, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken

13. Countess Palatine Elisabeth of Zweibrücken

27. Louise Juliana of the Palatinate

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

28. John of Weede

14. John George, Baron of Weede

29. Catherine de Cuyper

7. Baroness Eberhardine Jacobine Wilhelmine of Weede

30. Reinier of Raesfeld-Middachten

15. Agnes Margaret of Raesfeld-Middachten

31. Margaret of Leefdael

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. 63.

Johann Samuel Ersch (ed.): Allgemeine Encyclopädie der Wissenschaften und Künste in alphabetischer ... p. 297
Eduard Lange, Die soldaten Friedrich's des Grossen, p. 259 Online

Adolph, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld House of Hesse Born: 29 June 1743 Died: 17 July 1803
Preceded by Frederick	Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld 1777-1803	Succeeded by Charles

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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. 63.