Constantine, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg

Constantine
Constantine
	Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg
Born	24 May 1716; Rotenburg, Germany
Died	30 December 1778 (aged 62); Schloss Wildeck, Germany
Spouse	Countess Sophia von Starhemberg; Comtesse Jeanne de Bombelles
Issue	Charles Emmanuel, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg; Hedwig, Duchess of Bouillon;
House	Hesse-Rotenburg
Father	Ernest Leopold, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg
Mother	Eleonore of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort

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.[1]

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 :

Charles Emmanuel (1746–1812), his successor.
Charles Constantine, a supporter of the French Revolution, better known as Citoyen Hesse.
Hedwig (1748–1801), married Jacques Léopold de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon.

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.

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. 64.

Constantine, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg House of Hesse Born: 24 May 1716 Died: 30 December 1778
Preceded by Ernst Leopold	Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg 1749–1778	Succeeded by Charles Emmanuel
Preceded by Christian	Landgrave of Hesse-Wanfried-Rheinfels 1755–1778

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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. 64.