Charles, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld

Landgrave Charles August Ludwig Philip of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld (27 June 1784 in Barchfeld – 17 July 1854 in Philippsthal) was a member of the House of Hesse and was the ruling Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld from 1803 to 1806 and from 1813 until his death.

Charles, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld
Born	(1784-06-27)27 June 1784 Barchfeld
Died	17 July 1854(1854-07-17) (aged 70) Philippsthal
Spouse	Auguste of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen Sophie of Bentheim and Steinfurt
Issue	Alexis, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld Prince William
House	House of Hesse
Father	Adolph, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld
Mother	Princess Louise of Saxe-Meiningen

Life

Charles was a son of the Landgrave Adolph of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld (1743-1803) from his marriage to Princess Louise of Saxe-Meiningen (1752-1805 ), the daughter of the Duke Anton Ulrich of Saxe-Meiningen. In 1803, he succeeded his father as Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld.

In 1806, Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld was annexed by the Kingdom of Westphalia. After Napoleon had been defeated in the Battle of Leipzig, Charles was restored as Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld under the supremacy of the Electorate of Hesse.

Charles served in the Prussian and later joined the Russian army. He fought on the Russian side in the Napoleonic wars, in particular in the Battle of Borodino. After he retired from the Russian military service, he joined the Hessian army, where he was promoted to lieutenant general in 1836.

He later lived at Augustenau Castle in Herleshausen.

Marriage and issue

Charles first married on 19 Jul 1816, in Öhringen, to Auguste of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen (1793-1821), the daughter of Prince Frederick Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen, with whom he had the following children:

• Bertha (1818-1888), married in 1839 Prince Louis of Bentheim and Steinfurt (1812-1890)
• Emily (1821-1836)

He married his second wife on 10 September 1823 in Steinfurt. She was Princess Sophie of Bentheim-Steinfurt (1794-1873), the daughter of Prince Louis William Geldricus Ernest of Bentheim and Steinfurt, with whom he had the following children:

• Victor (1824-1846)
• Alexander (1826-1841)
• Alexis (1829-1905), Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld

married in 1854 to Princess Louise of Prussia (1829-1901), divorced in 1861

• William (1831-1890), married:
  1. in 1857 morganatically to Princess Maria of Hanau-Hořowitz (1839-1917), divorced in 1872
  2. in 1873 to Princess Juliane of Bentheim and Steinfurt (1842-1878), had issue including Chlodwig, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld
  3. in 1879 to Princess Adelheid of Bentheim and Steinfurt (1840-1880)
  4. in 1884 to Princess Augusta of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1844-1932), they were the parents of Prince Christian of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld

Ancestors

Ancestors of Charles, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld

16. William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel 8. Philip, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal 17. Princess Hedwig Sophia of Brandenburg 4. William, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld 18. Count Otto of Solms-Laubach 9. Countess Catherine Amalie of Solms-Laubach 19. Countess Amöna Elisabeth of Bentheim-Steinfurt 2. Adolph, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld 20. Victor Amadeus, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg 10. Lebrecht, Prince of Anhalt-Zeitz-Hoym 21. Countess Palatine Elisabeth of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler 5. Princess Charlotte Wilhelmine of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym 22. Johann George, Baron of Weede 11. Baroness Eberhardine Jacobine Wilhelmine of Weede 23. Agnes Margareta of Raesfeld-Middachten 1. Charles, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld 24. Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Altenburg 12. Bernhard I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen 25. Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg 6. Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen 26. Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 13. Elisabeth Eleonore of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 27. Princess Juliane of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg 3. Princess Louise of Saxe-Meiningen 28. Philip, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal (= 8) 14. Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal 29. Countess Catherine Amalie of Solms-Laubach (= 9) 7. Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Philippsthal 30. John William III, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach 15. Duchess Christina of Saxe-Eisenach 31. Christine Juliane of Baden-Durlach

References

• Johann Samuel Ersch (ed.): Allgemeine Encyclopädie der Wissenschaften und Künste in alphabetischer ..., p. 297