Ernest Leopold, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg
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Ernst Leopold of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg (Langenschwalbach, June 1684 - Rotenburg, 29 November 1749) was landgrave of Hessen-Rheinfels-Rotenburg between 1725 and 1749.
He was a son of landgrave William of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg (1648-1725) and Maria Anna of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort (1652-1688).
He married Eleonora Maria of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort (1686-22 February 1753), in Frankfurt, on November 9, 1704. They had 10 children;
- Joseph (23 September 1705 Bad Schwalbach -24 June 1744), married Christina van Salm-Neufville (1707-1775), no male issue
- Polyxena Christina (21 September 1706 - 13 January 1735), married in 1724 King Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia (1701-1773)
- Wilhelmine Magdalene Leopoldina (10 October 1707-6 January [[1708)
- Wilhelm (5 October 1708 - 1708)
- Sophie (1709-1711)
- Franciscus Alexander (7 December 1710 Bad Schwalbach - 22 July 1739 Serbia)
- Eleonore Philippina (17 October 1712 - 23 May 1759), married Count palatine Johan Christian of Sulzbach (1700-1733)
- Caroline (18 August 1714 - 14 June 1741), married in 1728 Louis Henri, Duc de Bourbon (1692-1740)
- Constantine (24 May 1716 - 30 December 1778), his successor
- Christine Henriette (21 November 1717 - 1 September 1778), married in 1740 Louis Victor of Savoy-Carignano (1721-1778).
