William, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal

Wilhelm of Hesse- Philippsthal ( born August 29, 1726 Philippstal; † August 8, 1810 ibid ) was Landgrave of Hesse - Philippsthal out of the house of Hesse.

Life

William was the eldest son of Count Charles I of Hesse- Philippsthal from his marriage to Katharine Christine (1699-1743), daughter of Duke Johann Wilhelm of Saxe- Eisenach. He succeeded his father in 1770 as Landgrave of Hesse - Philippsthal.

William was general of the cavalry and governor of Hertogenbosch in the Dutch service. The Landgrave was also Commander of the Order of St. John of the Coming Lagow. 1806 Philipp valley was occupied and the French territory of William assigned to the Kingdom of Westphalia.

William was a member of the League of Freemasons.

Progeny

William married on 26 June 1755 in Tournai his cousin Ulrike Eleonore (* April 27, 1732; † February 2, 1795 ), daughter of the Landgrave William of Hesse - Philippsthal - Barchfeld, with whom he had the following children:

  • Karoline Wilhelmine Marie Anne (* March 17, 1756, † September 17, 1756 )
  • Karl ( * November 6, 1757; † January 2, 1793 ) Lieutenant Colonel in the Life Guards of Hesse- Kassel ∞ 1791 Princess Victoria of Anhalt- Bernburg ( 1772-1817 ), daughter of Franz Adolf
  • Wilhelm ( * November 25, 1758, † September 17, 1760 )
  • Friederike Luise Ulrike (* June 13, 1760, † November 27, 1771 )
  • Juliane (1761-1799) ∞ October 10, 1780, Count Philip II Ernst of Schaumburg -Lippe ( 1723-1787 )
  • Friedrich ( born September 4, 1764 † June 16, 1794 in Nivelles ) to 1784 in the Army of Hesse -Kassel; to 1793 Imperial Russian lieutenant colonel in Leibkürassier Regiment, from 1793 onwards Dutch colonel and commander of the Dragoon Regiment Byland, died from his injuries after a battle at Waterloo
  • Ludwig (1766-1816), Landgrave of Hesse - Philippsthal ∞ 1791 Countess Marie Franziska Berghe von Trips ( 1771-1805 )
  • Wilhelm ( * October 10, 1765, † February 23, 1766 )
  • Charlotte Wilhelmine (* August 25, 1767, † September 14, 1767 )
  • Konstantin Ernst (1771-1849), Landgrave of Hesse - Philippsthal
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