Charles II of Hesse-Philippsthal (22 May 1803 in

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– 12 February 1868 in Philippsthal) was a member of the

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and was

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from 1849 until 1866.

Life

Charles was a son of Landgrave Ernest Constantine of Hesse-Philippsthal (1771–1849) from his marriage to Louise (1775–1808), daughter of Prince Charles Frederick of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. Charles succeeded his father as the Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal in 1849, after his older brother Ferdinand had died in 1839. Charles served as a Major General

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in the army of the

Electorate of Hesse The Electorate of Hesse (), also known as Hesse-Kassel or Kurhessen, was the title used for the former Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel after an 1803 reform where the Holy Roman Emperor elevated its ruler to the rank of Elector, thus giving him ...

. After the

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, Prussia annexed, among others, the

and

Marriage and issue

Charles married on 9 October 1845 in Pokój with

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(1818–1888), a daughter of

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, with whom he had two children: *

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(1846–1925), Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal * Charles (1853–1916)

Ancestors

References

''Gothaischer genealogischer Hofkalender nebst diplomatisch-statistichem Jahrbuch'' p. 23
Landgraves of Hesse House of Hesse 1803 births 1868 deaths 19th-century German people {{Germany-noble-stub