Princess Hedwig of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg (Hedwig Marie Christine; 26 June 1748 – 27 May 1801) was a

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princess and Duchess of Bouillon by marriage. She is sometimes known as ''Marie Hedwige''.

Early life

Born at the Landgrave's Palace in Rotenburg an der Fulda to Constantine, Hereditary Prince of Hesse-Rotenburg and his wife, Countess Sophia Theresia Hedwigis Eva of Starhemberg (1722-1773), widow of

William Hyacinth, Prince of Nassau-Siegen Prince William Hyacinth of Nassau-Siegen (3 April 1667 in Brussels – 18 February 1743 in Hadamar) was a Prince of Nassau-Siegen. He also claimed the Principality of Orange. Early life William Hyacinth was born as the eldest surviving son ...

and sister of Georg Adam, Prince of Starhemberg. She was the couple's third child. She had ten other siblings including the future

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 ...

, named after their uncle Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia.

Biography

On 17 July 1766 at Carlsburg she married

Jacques Léopold de La Tour d'Auvergne Jacques Léopold de La Tour d'Auvergne (Jacques Léopold Charles Godefroy; 15 January 1746 – 7 February 1802) 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 ...

, Prince de Turenne and heir to the sovereign

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. His parents were

Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne (Godefroy Charles Henri; 26 January 1728, Paris – 3 December 1792) was a member of the House of La Tour d'Auvergne, the Sovereign Dukes of Bouillon. He was subsequently the penultimate Duke of Bouillon succee ...

, Duke of Bouillon, and Princess Louise de Lorraine-Harcourt-Marsan of the House of Guise. Her husband lived in

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prior to the revolution and succeeded his father in 1792. During the collapse of the ''

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'', 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 duchy was incorporated in the new Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1815. The Duchess of Bouillon died childless in Paris on 27 May 1801.

Ancestry

References

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