Landgravine Hedwig of Hesse-Rotenburg
Princess Hedwig of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg (Hedwig Marie Christine; 26 June 1748 – 27 May 1801) was a German princess and Duchess of Bouillon by marriage. She is sometimes known as Marie Hedwige.
Biography
Born at the Landgrave's Palace in Rotenburg an der Fulda to Constantine, Hereditary Prince of Hesse-Rotenburg and his wife Countess Sophia von Starhemberg, she was the couple's third child. She had ten other siblings including the future Charles Emmanuel, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg, named after their uncle Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia.
On 17 July 1766 at Carlsburg she married Jacques Léopold de La Tour d'Auvergne, Prince de Turenne and heir to the Duchy of Bouillon. His parents were Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne, duc de Bouillon and Louise de Lorraine.
Her first cousin Victoire, Princess of Soubise was a member of the French court as the wife of Charles de Rohan, Prince of Soubise. Other first cousins at the French court included Louis Joseph, Prince of Condé, son of her aunt Caroline, Princess of Condé.
Other first cousins were Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia, Princess Eleonora and the famous princesse de Lamballe.
Her husband lived in Navarre prior to the revolution and succeeded his father in 1792. During the collapse of the ancien régime, the duchy of Bouillon was taken from him in 1794 and absorbed into France in October 1795. However in 1800, he recovered the duchy but was obliged to pay off debts of 3 million livres.
The duchess of Bouillon died childless in Paris on 27 May 1801.
Ancestry
Ancestors of Landgravine Hedwig of Hesse-Rotenburg |
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16. Ernest, Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg |
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8. William, Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg |
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17. Countess Marie Eleonore von Solms-Hohensolms |
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4. Ernest Leopold, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg |
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18. Ferdinand Karl, Count of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort |
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9. Countess Maria Anna of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort |
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19. Countess Anna Maria zu Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg |
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2. Constantine, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg |
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20. Ferdinand Carl, Count of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort =18 |
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10. Maximilian Carl, Count of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort |
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21. Countess Anna Maria zu Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg =19 |
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5. Countess Eleonore of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort |
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22. Mathias Khuen, Count von Lichtenberg und Gandegg |
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11. Maria Polyxena Khuen von Lichtenberg |
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23. Countess Susanna von Meggau und Kreutzen |
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1. Princess Hedwig of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg |
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24. Count Conrad Balthasar von Starhemberg |
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12. Count Franz Ottokar von Starhemberg |
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25. Countess Katharina Franziska Cavriani |
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6. Count Conrad Sigismund von Starhemberg |
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26. Johann Otto, Count von Rindsmaul |
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13. Countess Cecile Clara von Rindsmaul |
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27. Countess Eleonora zu Dietrichstein |
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3. Countess Sophia von Starhemberg |
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28. Ferdinand Carl, Count of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort =18 |
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14. Maximilian Carl, Count of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort =10 |
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29. Countess Anna Maria zu Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg =19 |
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7. Countess Maria Leopoldine Theresia Renata Dorothea of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort |
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30. Mathias Khuen, Count von Lichtenberg und Gandegg =22 |
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15. Maria Polyxena Khuen von Lichtenberg =11 |
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31. Countess Susanna von Meggau und Kreutzen =23 |
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Titles and styles
See also
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The generations start from the children of Herman, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg and his brother Ernest, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg
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1st Generation |
Landgravine Juliana
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2nd Generation |
Landgravine Eleonore · Maria Eleonore, Countess Palatine of Sulzbach · Elisabeth, Princess of Nassau-Hadamar · Landgravine Sophie · Landgravine Maria Amelie Wilhelmine · Joaneta, Abbess of Essen · Ernestina, Countess of La Cerda de Villa Longa
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3rd Generation |
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4th Generation |
Victoria, Princess of Soubise · Maria Ludovika, Duchess of Hoogstraeten · Landgravine Leopoldine · Landgravine Klementine · Hedwig, Duchess of Bouillon · Landgravine Antonie · Landgravine Wilhelmine · Landgravine Leopoldine · Landgravine Frederica
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5th Generation |
Clotilde, Princess of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg
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Persondata |
Name |
Hedwig Of Hesse-Rotenburg |
Alternative names |
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Short description |
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Date of birth |
26 June 1748 |
Place of birth |
Landgrave's Palace, Germany |
Date of death |
27 May 1801 |
Place of death |
Paris, France |