Charles Emmanuel, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg

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.

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

Early life

He was born in Langenschwalbach, the son of Constantine, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg (24 May 1716 – 30 December 1778) and his first wife, Countess Maria Sophia Theresia Hedwigis Eva von Starhemberg (October 1722 – 12 December 1773), widow of William Hyacinth, Prince of Nassau-Siegen and sister of Georg Adam, Prince of Starhemberg.

Marriage and issue

Karl Emanuel married Princess Leopoldina Maria Anna Francisca de Paula Adelgunda of Liechtenstein (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); named after Clothilde of France; married Prince Karl August of Hohenlohe-Bartenstein (1788–1844)

Karl also had an illegitimate son by Lucie Juliane Amalie Struve (b. 1769), daughter of Johann Conrad Struve (d. 1782), Quartermaster from Braunschweig:

• Ernst von Blumenstein (11 February 1796 – 25 August 1875); married Johanna Caroline Friederike von Meyerfeld (1799-1866) and had issue

Karl's only descendants were from his illegitimate line.

Death

He died in Frankfurt in 1812.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Charles Emmanuel, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg[1]

8. William, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg 4. Ernest Leopold, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg 9. Maria Anna of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort 2. Constantine, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg 10. Maximilian Carl, Count of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort (=14) 5. Countess Eleonore of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort 11. Maria Polyxena Khuen of Lichtenberg (=15) 1. Charles Emmanuel of Hesse-Rotenburg 12. Count Franz Ottokar of Starhemberg 6. Count Conrad Sigismund of Starhemberg 13. Countess Cecile Clara of Rindsmaul 3. Countess Sophia of Starhemberg 14. Maximilian Carl, Count of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort (=10) 7. Countess Maria Leopoldine Theresia Renata Dorothea of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort 15. Maria Polyxena Khuen of Lichtenberg (=11)