| Eleonore | |
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| Landgravine of Hesse-Rotenburg | |
| Spouse | Ernest Leopold of Hesse-Rotenburg |
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| Joseph, Hereditary Prince of Hesse-Rotenburg Polyxena, Queen of Sardinia Caroline, Princess of Condé Constantine, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg Christine, Princess of Carignan Eleonore, Countess Palatine of Sulzbach |
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| Eleonore Maria Anna[1] | |
| House | House of Hesse-Kassel House of Löwenstein-Wertheim |
| Father | Maximilian Carl, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort |
| Mother | Maria Polyxena Khuen of Lichtenberg |
| Born | 16 February 1686 Vienna, Austria |
| Died | 22 February 1753 (aged 67) Schloss Rotenburg, Rotenburg |
Eleonore of Löwenstein-Wertheim (Eleonore Maria Anna; 16 February 1686 – 22 February 1753) was a Princess of the Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort. She was the Landgravine of Hesse-Rotenburg by marriage. Baptised as Eleonore Maria Anna, she was known as Eleonore' meaning 'true and perpetual beauty'.'.[1]
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Born to Maximilian Carl, Count of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort and his wife Maria Polyxena Khuen of Lichtenberg, she was born in Vienna. She was their sixth child. Her father had entered imperial service at a young age, was an imperial counsellor from 1684 thus her birth in Vienna, the capital of the Holy Roman Empire then ruled by Leopold I.
Her mother was a member of the family who ruled the County of Lichtenberg und Belasi. Her parents were first cousin's. she herself would marry her first cousin; Eleonore's paternal aunt Maria Anna of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort had married William, Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg, father of Ernest Leopold of Hesse-Rotenburg, William's son and heir.
The couple married in Frankfurt on 9 November 1704 the bride being 17. They were parents of 10 children, five of which would have progeny. She outlived her husband by three years.[1]
Her eldest granddaughter, Eleonora of Savoy, was named after her. Her eldest grandson was Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia.
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Countess Eleonore of Löwenstein-Wertheim
Born: 16 February 1686 Died: 22 February 1753 |
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Title last held by
Eleonora of Solms-Lich |
Landgravine consort of Hesse-Rotenburg 20 November 1725 – 29 November 1749 |
Succeeded by Maria Sophia of Starhemberg |