Ernest, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal

Ernest of Hesse-Philippsthal
Noble family	House of Hesse
Father	Charles II, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal
Mother	Mary of Württemberg
Born	(1846-12-20)20 December 1846 Philippsthal
Died	22 December 1925(1925-12-22) (aged 79) Eisenach

Ernest Eugene Charles Augustus Bernard Paul of Hesse-Philippsthal (German: Ernst Eugen Karl August Bernhard Paul von Hessen-Philippsthal; born: 20 December 1846 in Philippsthal; died: 22 December 1925 in Eisenach) was a member of the House of Hesse and was the last ruling Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal.

Life

Ernst was the eldest son of the Landgrave Charles II of Hesse-Philippsthal (1803-1868) from his marriage to Mary (1818-1888), a daughter of Duke Eugen of Württemberg.

After the Electorate of Hesse including Hesse-Philippsthal was annexed by Prussia in 1866, Ernest resigned on all subsequent claims on Hesse-Philippsthal in 1868, together with Landgrave Alexis of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld. In 1880, he received as compensation an annual income of 300000marks, plus the City Castle in Hanau, Rotenburg Castle and Schönfeld Castle in Kassel.

Ernest died in 1925 unmarried and without descendants. With his death, the main Hesse-Philippsthal line of the House of Hesse died out; only the junior lines Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld and Hesse-Kassel-Rumpenheim remained.

Ancestors

Ancestors of Ernest, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal

16. Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal

8. William, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal

17. Caroline Christine of Saxe-Eisenach

4. Ernest Constantine, Landgrave of Hesse-Philipptshal

18. William, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld

9. Ulrika Eleonora of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld

19. Charlotte Wilhelmine of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym

2. Charles II, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal

20. Louis Günther II, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

10. Frederick Charles, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

21. Sophie Henriette of Reuss-Untergreiz

5. Louise of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

22. John Frederick, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

11. Friederike Sophie Auguste of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

23. Bernardina Christina Sophia of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

1. Ernest of Hesse-Philippsthal

24. Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg

12. Duke Eugen of Württemberg

25. Margravine Sophia Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt

6. Duke Eugen of Württemberg

26. Christian Karl, Prince of Stolberg-Gedern

13. Louise of Stolberg-Gedern

27. Countess Eleanore Reuss of Lobenstein

3. Mary of Württemberg

28. Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

14. George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

29. Christiane Henriette, Countess Palatine of Zweibrücken

7. Mathilde of Waldeck and Pyrmont

30. August II, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

15. Augusta of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

31. Christine of Anhalt-Bernburg

External links

Hessen-Philippsthal, in: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 1888

Titles in pretence
Ernest, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal House of Hesse Born: 20 December 1846 Died: 22 December 1925
Preceded by Charles II	— TITULAR — Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal 1868-1925	Succeeded by Chlodwig

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