Eleonore of Löwenstein-Wertheim (Eleonore Maria Anna; 16 February 1686 – 22 February 1753) was a Princess of the
Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort. She was the
Landgravine
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of
Hesse-Rotenburg
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by marriage. Baptised as Eleonore Maria Anna, she was known as ''Eleonore''.
Early life
Born in
Vienna
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, as a sixth child to
and his wife, Countess Maria Polyxena
Khuen of Lichtenberg and Belasi (1658-1712).
Biography
Her father had entered imperial service at a young age, was an imperial counselor from 1684 thus her birth in Vienna, the capital of the
Holy Roman Empire
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then ruled by
Leopold I.
Her mother was a member of the family who ruled the County of Lichtenberg und Belasi. Her parents were first cousin's. She herself would marry her first cousin; Eleonore's paternal aunt Princess Maria Anna of
Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort had married
William, Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg, father of her husband
Ernest Leopold of Hesse-Rotenburg, William's son and heir.
The couple married in
Frankfurt
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on 9 November 1704, the bride being 18 and the groom 20. They were parents of 10 children, five of which would have progeny. She outlived her husband by three years.
Her eldest granddaughter,
Princess Eleonora of Savoy, was named after her. Her eldest grandson was
Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia
Victor Amadeus III (Vittorio Amedeo Maria; 26 June 1726 – 16 October 1796) was King of Sardinia and ruler of the Savoyard state, Savoyard states from 20 February 1773 to his death in 1796. Although he was politically conservative, he carrie ...
.
Issue
*
Joseph of Hesse-Rotenburg, Hereditary Prince of Hesse-Rotenburg (1705–1744), married Princess Christina of
Salm had issue.
*
Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg
Princess Polyxena of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg (Polyxena Christina Johanna; 21 September 1706 – 13 January 1735) was the second wife of Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia, Charles Emmanuel, Prince of Piedmont whom she married in 1724. The mother ...
,
Queen of Sardinia
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Countess of Savoy, 1003–1416
Duchess of Savoy, 1416–1713
;As courtesy title
Queen of Sardinia, 1720–1861
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, (1706–1735) married
Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia
Charles Emmanuel III (27 April 1701 – 20 February 1773) was Duke of Savoy, King of Sardinia and ruler of the Savoyard states from his father's abdication on 3 September 1730 until his death in 1773. He was the paternal grandfather of the l ...
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
John Christian (23 January 1700 – 20 July 1733; ''in German: Johann Christian Joseph'') was the Count Palatine of Sulzbach from 1732–33. He was the second and youngest surviving son of duke Theodore Eustace, Count Palatine of Sulzbach (1 ...
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
Princess Christine of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg (Christine Henriette; 21 November 1717 – 1 September 1778) was a princess of the German dynasty of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg. She was the Princess of Carignano by marriage and mother of the ' ...
(1717–1778) married
Louis Victor of Savoy and had issue.
Ancestry
References and notes
Sources
* Hans-Günter Kittelmann: ''Kleiner Führer durch die Rotenburger Quart 1627–1834 und das Fürstenhaus Hessen-Rotenburg.'' Geschichtsverein Altkreis Rotenburg. p. 28–43
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1686 births
1753 deaths
Nobility from Vienna
House of Hesse-Kassel
House of Löwenstein-Wertheim
Countesses in the Holy Roman Empire
Princesses in the Holy Roman Empire
Landgravines of Hesse-Rotenburg
17th-century German people
18th-century German people
Mothers of German monarchs