Joseph of Hesse-Rotenburg (23 September 1705 – 24 June 1744) was the Hereditary Prince of Hesse-Rotenburg from his birth till his death in 1744. He was

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to the

Landgraviate of Hesse-Rotenburg Hesse-Rotenburg (sometimes referred to as Hesse-Rheinfels) is a former German landgraviate created from the landgraviate of Hesse-Cassel in 1627. Its independence ended in 1834 when the estates not bequeathed to princes Victor and Chlodwig of Hoh ...

Biography

Born at

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, he was the eldest child of

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and his wife Eleonore of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort. He was

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to the

from his birth, and held the title till his death. His siblings included

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, future

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; Caroline, future

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and wife of

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. His youngest sister

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was Princess of Carignan and mother of the ''

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''.

Death

He died at the Palace of the Landgrave's in

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(''Schloss Rotenburg''). In 1753, his wife married again Nicolaus Leopold, Prince of

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(1701-1770), but had no children. His youngest brother

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became Hereditary Prince and later became Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg.

Marriage and issue

He married Princess Christine of Salm (1707-1775), daughter of Ludwig Otto, Prince of Salm, and his wife, Princess Albertine of

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(1679-1716) on 9 March 1726.a daughter of Moritz Heinrich, Prince of Nassau-Hadamar 1653-1679 The couple were married at

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and later produced four children, two of which would die young and one who would go on to have progeny: # Princess Victoria of Hesse-Rotenburg (25 February 1728 – 1 July 1792) married

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, no issue; #Princess Ludovika of Hesse-Rotenburg (18 April 1729 – 6 January 1800) married

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, had issue; #Princess Leopoldine of Hesse-Rotenburg (1 October 1731 – ?) died in infancy; #Prince Ernest of Hesse-Rotenburg (28 May 1735 – 6 June 1742) died in infancy.

Ancestry

References and notes

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