Charles Emmanuel, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg

Charles Emmanuel,
Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg
Born	Langenschwalbach 5 June 1746
Died
Spouse	Princess Leopoldina of Liechtenstein
Issue	Victor, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg Klotilde, Princess of Hohenlohe-Bartenstein
House	House of Hesse-Kassel
Father	Constantine of Hesse-Rotenburg
Mother	Sophia of Starhemberg

Charles Emmanuel, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg (Karl Emanuel; 5 June 1746 – 23 March 1812) was landgrave of Hessen-Rotenburg between 1778 and 1812. He was named after his uncle Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia, husband of his aunt Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg.

Biography

He was born in Langenschwalbach, the son of Constantine, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg (24 May 1716 - 30 December 1778) and Sofie von Starhemberg (October 1722 - 12 December 1773).

He died in Frankfurt in 1812.

Marriage and issue

Karl Emanuel married Princess Leopoldina Maria Anna Francisca de Paula Adelgunda (Vienna, 30 January 1754 - Frankfurt, 16 October 1823), daughter of Franz Josef I, Prince of Liechtenstein, on 1 September 1771 in Felsberg. The couple had two children.

• Victor Amadeus (2 September 1779 - 12 November 1834) named after Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia
• Marie Adelheid Klotilde (12 September 1787 - 6 January 1869); married Prince Karl August of Hohenlohe-Bartenstein (1788–1844) named after Clothilde of France

Karl also had an illegitimate son by Lucie Juliane Struve (b. 1769), daughter of Johann Conrad Struve:

• Ernst von Blumenstein (11 February 1796 - 25 August 1875)

Karl's only descendants were from his illegitimate line.

Ancestry

Family of Charles Emmanuel, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg

16. Ernest, Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg               8. William, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg                       17. Countess Marie Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms               4. Ernest Leopold, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg                             18. Ferdinand Karl, Count of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort               9. Maria Anna of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort                       19. Countess Anna Maria of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg               2. Constantine, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg                                   20. Ferdinand Carl, Count of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort =18               10. Maximilian Carl, Count of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort                       21. Countess Anna Maria of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg =19               5. Countess Eleonore of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort                             22. Mathias Khuen, Count of Lichtenberg and Gandegg               11. Maria Polyxena Khuen of Lichtenberg                       23. Countess Susanna of Meggau and Kreutzen               1. Charles Emmanuel of Hesse-Rotenburg                                         24. Count Conrad Balthasar of Starhemberg               12. Count Franz Ottokar of Starhemberg                       25. Countess Katharina Franziska Cavriani               6. Count Conrad Sigismund of Starhemberg                             26. Johann Otto, Count of Rindsmaul               13. Countess Cecile Clara of Rindsmaul                       27. Countess Eleonora of Dietrichstein               3. Countess Sophia of Starhemberg                                   28. Ferdinand Carl, Count of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort =18               14. Maximilian Carl, Count of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort =10                       29. Countess Anna Maria of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg =19               7. Countess Maria Leopoldine Theresia Renata Dorothea of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort                             30. Mathias Khuen, Count of Lichtenberg and Gandegg =22               15. Maria Polyxena Khuen of Lichtenberg =11                       31. Countess Susanna of Meggau and Kreutzen =23

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

• 5 June 1746 – 29 November 1749 His Serene Highness Landgrave Charles Emmanuel of Hesse-Rotenburg
• 29 November 1749 – 30 December 1778 His Serene Highness the Hereditary Prince of Hesse-Rotenburg
• 30 December 1778 – 23 March 1812 His Serene Highness the Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg

Preceded by Constantine

Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg 30 December 1778 – 23 March 1812

Succeeded by Victor Amadeus