Charles Emmanuel, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg

Charles Emmanuel,
Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg
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
Born	Langenschwalbach 5 June 1746
Died	23 March 1812(1812-03-23) (aged 65)

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

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

External links

• Landgravial House of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rothenburg
• Princely House of Liechtenstein

Preceded by Constantine

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

Succeeded by Victor Amadeus

See also

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Name	Karl Emanuel Of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg
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Date of birth	5 June 1746
Place of birth	5 June 1746
Date of death	23 March 1812
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