William, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal

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William, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal
Altmoller - William of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld - Museumslandschaft Hessen Kassel.jpg
Wilhelm Landgraf von Hessen-Philippsthal, by Gustav Altmöller
Born(1726-08-29)29 August 1726
Philippsthal
Died8 August 1810(1810-08-08) (aged 83)
Philippsthal
Noble family Hesse
Spouse(s) Ulrika Eleonora of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld
Father Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal
Mother Caroline Christine of Saxe-Eisenach

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.

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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:

married in 1791 princess Victoria of Anhalt-Bernburg (1772–1817), daughter of Prince Franz Adolph of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
married in 1780 Count Philip Ernest of Schaumburg-Lippe (1723–1787)
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

References and sources

  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. 61.
William, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal
Born: 29 August 1726 Died: 8 August 1810
Preceded by Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal
1770–1806
Dormant
Hesse-Philippsthal annexed
by the Kingdom of Westphalia
Title next held by
Louis

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