Wilhelm, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld

Wilhelm
Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld
Spouse Oda-Mathilde von Garmissen
Issue Prince Wilhelm
Prince Otto
Full name
German: Wilhelm Chlodwig Friedrich Ernst Hermann Paul Philipp Heinrich
House House of Hesse
Father Prince Wilhelm of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld
Mother Princess Marianne of Prussia
Born 14 August 1933
Herleshausen, Nazi Germany

Wilhelm, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld (German: Wilhelm Chlodwig Friedrich Ernst Hermann Paul Philipp Heinrich Landgraf von Hessen-Philippsthal-Barchfeld; born 14 August 1933) is the Landgrave and current head of one of the two remaining branches of the House of Hesse, that of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld, a noble title dating to the late Holy Roman Empire.[1]

Early life and family

Wilhelm was born at Herleshausen, Hesse-Nassau, Germany, eldest child of Prince Wilhelm of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld (1905–1942), (son of Chlodwig, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld and Princess Caroline of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich) and his wife, Princess Marianne of Prussia (1913–1983), (daughter of Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia and Princess Agatha of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst). Through his mother he is descended from King Frederick William III of Prussia and King William I of the Netherlands.

Wilhelm descends from the House of Hesse branch of Hesse-Philippsthal, which was created from the branch of Hesse-Kassel at the death of William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel in 1663, when his younger son Philip was created Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal. At the death of Landgrave Philip, the branch of Hesse-Philippsthal was again divided, his younger son William becoming the Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld. These two landgraviates were annexed by Prussia in 1866. The main branch (Hesse-Philippsthal) became extinct in the male line in 1925, thus making the Barchfeld branch the only surviving one of the Hesse-Philippsthal line.

Marriage

Wilhelm was married on 5 August 1961 at Friedrichshausen, Frankenberg, Hesse, to Oda-Mathilde von Garmissen (born 1935), daughter of Hilmar von Garmissen and his wife Baroness Oda von Houwald.

They had two sons:

Ancestry

Patrilineal descent

  1. Gilbert I, Count of the Maasgau, d. 842
  2. Gilbert II, Count of the Maasgau, 825875
  3. Reginar, Duke of Lorraine, 850915
  4. Reginar II, Count of Hainaut, 890932
  5. Reginar III, Count of Hainaut, 920973
  6. Lambert I, Count of Leuven, 9501015
  7. Lambert II, Count of Leuven, d. 1054
  8. Henry II, Count of Leuven, 10201078
  9. Godfrey I, Count of Leuven, 10601139
  10. Godfrey II, Count of Leuven, 11101142
  11. Godfrey III, Count of Leuven, 11401190
  12. Henry I, Duke of Brabant, 11651235
  13. Henry II, Duke of Brabant, 12071248
  14. Henry I, Landgrave of Hesse, 12441308
  15. Otto I, Landgrave of Hesse, 12721328
  16. Louis the Junker of Hesse, 13051345
  17. Hermann II, Landgrave of Hesse, 13411413
  18. Louis I, Landgrave of Hesse, 14021458
  19. Louis II, Landgrave of Hesse, 14381471
  20. William II, Landgrave of Hesse, 14691509
  21. Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, 15041567
  22. William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, 15321592
  23. Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, 15721632
  24. William V, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, 16021637
  25. William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, 16291663
  26. Philip, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal, 16551721
  27. William, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld, 16921761
  28. Landgrave Adolf of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld, 17431803
  29. Landgrave Karl of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld, 17841854
  30. Prince Wilhelm of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld, 18311890
  31. Chlodwig, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld, 18761954
  32. Prince Wilhelm of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld, 19051942
  33. Wilhelm, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld, b. 1933

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References

Wilhelm, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld
Born: 6 August 1926
Titles in pretence
Preceded by
Chlodwig
 TITULAR 
Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld
Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal

17 November 1954 – present
Reason for succession failure:
Landgraviate annexed by Prussia in 1866
Incumbent
Heir:
Prince Wilhelm