Ernest Leopold, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg

Ernest Leopold
Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg
Born	15 June 1684 Langenschwalbach
Died	29 November 1749 Schloss Rotenburg, Rotenburg
Spouse	Eleonore of Löwenstein-Wertheim
Issue Detail	Joseph, Hereditary Prince of Hesse-Rotenburg Polyxena, Queen of Sardinia Caroline, Princess of Condé Constantine, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg Christine, Princess of Carignan Eleonora, Countess Palatine of Sulzbach
House	House of Hesse-Kassel
Father	William of Hesse-Rotenburg
Mother	Maria Anna of Löwenstein-Wertheim

Ernst Leopold of Hesse-Rotenburg (15 June 1684 – 29 November 1749) was landgrave of Hessen-Rheinfels-Rotenburg between 1725 and 1749.

Born in Langenschwalbach, he was a son of landgrave William of Hesse-Rotenburg and Maria Anna of Löwenstein-Wertheim (1652–1688).

He died in Rotenburg in 1749.

Marriage and issue

He married his first cousin Eleonore of Löwenstein-Wertheim (1686-1753), in Frankfurt, on November 9, 1704. They had 10 children;

• Joseph of Hesse-Rotenburg, Hereditary Prince of Hesse-Rotenburg (1705–1744), married Christina van Salm had issue.
• Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg, Queen of Sardinia, (1706–1735) married Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia had issue.
• Wilhelmine Magdalene Leopoldina of Hesse-Rotenburg (1707–1708) died in infancy.
• Wilhelm of Hesse-Rotenburg (1708) died in infancy.
• Sophie of Hesse-Rotenburg (1709–1711) died in infancy.
• Franciscus Alexander of Hesse-Rotenburg (1710–1739) died unmarried.
• Eleonora of Hesse-Rotenburg (1712–1759) married John Christian, Count Palatine of Sulzbach no issue.
• Caroline of Hesse-Rotenburg (1714–1741) married Louis Henri de Bourbon had issue.
• Constantine of Hesse-Rotenburg, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg (1716–1778), his successor
• Christine of Hesse-Rotenburg (1717–1778) married Louis Victor of Savoy and has issue.

Through his eldest daughter, his present descendants include the Claimant Duke of Parma; the Pretending King of the Two Sicilies and the reigning Grand Duke of Luxembourg. His youngest daughter is also an ancestress of the above.

External links

• genealogy online (Dutch)