''Alexis'' William Ernest Philip of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld (german: Alexis Wilhelm Ernst von Hessen-Philippsthal-Barchfeld; 13 September 1829 in

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– 16 August 1905 in

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) was the last ruling

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Life

Alexis was a son of the Landgrave

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of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld (1784-1854) from his second marriage to

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(1794-1873), the daughter of

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. He succeeded his father in 1854 as Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld. Alexis was a Prussian

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à la suite. From 1866, he was a member of the

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and a Knight of the Prussian

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annexed the

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, including Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld, in 1866. From 1880, Alexis and Ernest of Hesse-Philippsthal together received, as heirs of the Landgraves of Philippsthal, a pension of from the

Trust Fund. They were also given three castles: the City Castle in

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, Rotenburg Castle and Schönfeld Castle in

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. On 17 June 1854, Alexis married at

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to Louise (1829-1901), the daughter of

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. The marriage remained childless and ended with a divorce on 6 March 1861. Alexis died on 16 August 1905. He was succeeded as titular Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld by his nephew

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(1876-1954), the son of his brother

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(1831-1890).

Ancestors

References

''Preußisches Jahrbuch.'' Dritter Jahrgang, Berlin 1863, S. 191
Landgraves of Hesse Members of the Prussian House of Lords House of Hesse 1829 births 1905 deaths 19th-century German people {{Germany-noble-stub