Spouse Christine of Salm | Name Joseph, Prince | |
Issue Anna Viktoria, Princess of SoubiseMaria Ludovika, Duchess of Hoogstraeten Father Ernest Leopold, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg Mother Eleonore of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort Children Landgravine Victoria of Hesse-Rotenburg Parents Eleonore of Lowenstein-Wertheim, Ernest Leopold, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg Grandparents William, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg Great-grandparents Countess Anna Maria of Furstenberg, Ernest, Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels People also search for Eleonore of Lowenstein-Wertheim | ||
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 heir apparent to the Landgraviate of Hesse-Rotenburg.
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Biography
Born at Langenschwalbach, he was the eldest child of Ernest Leopold, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg and his wife Eleonore of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort. He was Heir apparent to the Landgraviate of Hesse-Rotenburg from his birth, and held the title till his death.
His siblings included Polyxena, future Queen of Sardinia; Caroline, future Princess of Conde and wife of Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon, Prime Minister of France. His youngest sister Christine was Princess of Carignan and mother of the princesse de Lamballe.
He married Christine of Salm, daughter of Ludwig Otto, Prince of Salm, and Princess Albertine of Nassau on 9 March 1726. The couple were married at Anholt and later produced four children, two of which would die young and one who would go on to have progeny.
He died at the Palace of the Landgrave's in Rotenburg an der Fulda (Schloss Rotenburg). In 1753, his wife married again Nicolaus Leopold, Prince of Salm-Salm but had no children. His youngest brother Constantine became Hereditary Prince and later became Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg.