Landgravine Hedwig of Hesse-Rotenburg
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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.
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.
Duchess of Bouillon
-Ardennes-Bouillon dynasty, ?-1100:-House of La Marck, ?-1588 :-House of La Tour d'Auvergne, 1594-1794 :-House of La Tour d'Auvergne, 1794-1802 :-House of Rohan, since 1816 :...
by marriage. She is sometimes known as Marie Hedwige.
Biography
Born at the Landgrave's Palace in Rotenburg an der FuldaRotenburg an der Fulda
Rotenburg an der Fulda is a town in Hersfeld-Rotenburg district in northeastern Hesse, Germany lying, as the name says, on the river Fulda.- Geography :- Location :...
to Constantine, Hereditary Prince of Hesse-Rotenburg
Constantine, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg
Constantine of Hessen-Rotenburg was Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg from 1749 until his death....
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
Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia
Charles Emmanuel III was the Duke of Savoy and King of Sardinia from 1730 until his death.-Biography:...
.
On 17 July 1766 at Carlsburg
Carlsburg
Carlsburg might refer to*Carlsburg, Schlei, a settlement at the Schlei river, Germany, at the site of ancient Gereby*Carlsburg, Weser, a former Swedish settlement at the Weser river, Germany, at the site of current Bremerhaven-See also:...
she married Jacques Léopold de La Tour d'Auvergne
Jacques Léopold de La Tour d'Auvergne
Jacques Léopold de La Tour d'Auvergne was a member of the House of La Tour d'Auvergne, the Sovereign Dukes of Bouillon. He was the last Duke of Bouillon succeeding his father in 1792....
, Prince de Turenne and heir to the Duchy of Bouillon. His parents were Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne
Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne
Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne was a member of the House of La Tour d'Auvergne, the Sovereign Dukes of Bouillon. He was subsequently the penultimate Duke of Bouillon succeeding his father in 1771.-Biography:The youngest of two children, he was born to the Duke and Duchess of Bouillon in 1728...
, duc de Bouillon and Louise de Lorraine
Louise de Lorraine
Louise of Lorraine was a French noblewoman and member of the House of Lorraine. She married into the House of La Tour d'Auvergne and was Duchess of Bouillon.-Biography:...
.
Her first cousin Victoire
Landgravine Victoria of Hesse-Rotenburg
Viktoria of Hesse-Rotenburg was a princess of Hesse by birth, and the Princess of Soubise by marriage. Her husband was a renowned French commander, known as the Maréchal de Soubise...
, Princess of Soubise
Princess of Soubise
- 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
Landgravine Caroline of Hesse-Rotenburg
Princess Caroline of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg was the consort of Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon.-Biography:Born at Rotenburg an der Fulda in Hesse, Germany, she was the daughter of Ernest Leopold, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg, head of the Roman Catholic branch of the House of Hesse, by his wife...
, Princess of Condé
Princess of Condé
- Princess of Condé :-See also:*Duchess of Bourbon*Duchess of Guise*Duchess of Enghien*Duchess of Montmorency...
.
Other first cousins were Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia
Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia
Victor Amadeus III was King of Sardinia from 1773 until his death. Although he was politically conservative, he carried out numerous administrative reforms until declaring war on revolutionary France in 1792...
, Princess Eleonora
Princess Eleonora of Savoy
Eleonora of Savoy was a Savoyard princess, the eldest daughter of Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia and his second wife Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg...
and the famous princesse de Lamballe.
Her husband lived in Navarre
Navarre
Navarre , officially the Chartered Community of Navarre is an autonomous community in northern Spain, bordering the Basque Country, La Rioja, and Aragon in Spain and Aquitaine in France...
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
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
on 27 May 1801.
Ancestry
Titles and styles
- 26 June 1748 – 17 July 1766 Princess Hedwig of Hesse-Rotenburg
- 17 July 1766 – 3 December 1792 Princesse de TurennePrincess of TurenneThe title Princess of Turenne was used by the daughter in law's of the Dukes of Bouillon as wives of the Princes of Turenne, heirs to Bouillon and Sedan.- House of La Tour d'Auvergne, 1691-1794 :...
- 3 December 1792 27 May 1801 Her Highness the Duchess of BouillonDuchess of Bouillon-Ardennes-Bouillon dynasty, ?-1100:-House of La Marck, ?-1588 :-House of La Tour d'Auvergne, 1594-1794 :-House of La Tour d'Auvergne, 1794-1802 :-House of Rohan, since 1816 :...