''Ernst Casimir II'' of Ysenburg and Büdingen (14 December 1806,

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– 16 February 1861,

) was the second Prince of Ysenburg and Büdingen. Ernst Casimir was the eldest son and second eldest child of Ernst Casimir I, 1st Prince of Ysenburg and Büdingen and his wife Countess Ferdinande of Erbach-Schönberg.

Education and military service

At the age of 12, Ernst Casimir attended the Royal Prussian Pädagogium in Halle. After passing Maturum in 1826, Ernst Casimir studied first at the

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and later at the Berlin College of History and Archeology. To learn the French language, he held temporarily studied in

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and

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. Ernst Casimir also served for several years in the

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of the

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. On 1 November 1848, succeeded to the title of Prince of Ysenburg and Büdingen upon the abdication of his father.

Marriage and issue

Ernst Casimir married Countess Thekla of Erbach-Fürstenau, fourth eldest daughter of Albrecht, Count of Erbach-Fürstenau and his wife Princess Emilie of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein-Ingelfingen, on 8 September 1836 in

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. Ernst Casimir and Thekla had five children: * ''Bruno'' Casimir Albert Emil Ferdinand, 3rd Prince of Ysenburg and Büdingen (born 14 June 1837 in

; died 26 January 1906 in

) : ∞ Princess Mathilde of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich (1842–1867) on 31 July 1862 in

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, had two issue : ∞ Countess Bertha of Castell-Rüdenhausen (1845–1927) on 30 September 1869 in Rüdenhausen, had eight issue *Prince ''Adalbert'' of Ysenburg and Büdingen (born 17 February 1839 in

; died 29 August 1885 in Kennenberg) : ∞ Princess Alexandra of Ysenburg and Büdingen in Wächtersbach (1855–1932) on 18 November 1875 in

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, no issue *Princess ''Emma'' Ferdinande Emilie of Ysenburg and Büdingen (born 23 February 1841 in

; died 22 April 1926 in Rüdenhausen) : ∞ Wolfgang, Prince of Castell-Rüdenhausen (1830–1913) on 17 May 1859 in

, had nine issue *Princess ''Agnes'' Marie Luitgarde of Ysenburg and Büdingen (born 20 March 1843 in

; died 17 October 1912 in Meerholz) : ∞ Karl, Count of Ysenburg and Büdingen in Meerholz (1819–1900) on 21 November 1865 in

, had five issue, among which: :# Count Friedrich of Ysenburg and Büdingen in Meerholz, who married Princess Marie Reuss of Greiz (daughter of Heinrich XX, Prince Reuss of Greiz), no issue :# Countess Gisela of Ysenburg and Büdingen in Meerholz, who married Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Lippe (son of

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) and had a daughter, Princess Calixta of Lippe *Prince ''Lothar'' of Ysenburg and Büdingen (born 27 September 1851 in

; died 23 February 1888 in

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) : ∞ Countess Jacqueline Worbert of Wassenaer-Starrenburg (1853–1930) on 19 August 1875 in

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, no issue

References

*Herman Haupt (Hrsg.): Hessische Biografien. Band I, Lieferung 1. Großherzoglich hessischer Staatsverlag, Darmstadt 1912 {{DEFAULTSORT:Ernst Casimir 02 Of Ysenburg And Budingen, 02 Prince 1806 births 1861 deaths People from Büdingen House of Isenburg-Büdingen Princes of Ysenburg and Büdingen Members of the First Chamber of the Estates of the Grand Duchy of Hesse