Landgravine Maria Eleonore of Hesse-Rotenburg
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Maria Eleonore of Hesse-Rotenburg (Maria Eleonore Amalia; 25 February 1675 – 27 January 1720) was Landgravine of Hesse-Rotenburg
by birth and was the Countess Palatine of Sulzbach by marriage. She is an ancestress of Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria
.
and is wife Maria Anna of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort. She was an older sister of Ernest Leopold of Hesse-Rotenburg
, future ruler of her native Hesse-Rotenburg
.
Engaged to Theodore Eustace of Sulzbach
, the heir of the ruling Count Palatine of Sulzbach Christian Augustus
, the couple were married on 9 June 1692 in Lobositz, Bohemia
. The couple had some nine children three of which would have further progeny.
She died in Sulzbach
at the age of 44.
Hesse-Rotenburg
Hesse-Rotenburg is a former German landgraviate created from the landgraviate of Hesse-Cassel in 1627. Independence ended in 1834 when the estates not bequeathed to princes Victor and Chlodwig of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfurst were reunited with Hesse-Kassel.-History:The line of Hesse-Kassel ...
by birth and was the Countess Palatine of Sulzbach by marriage. She is an ancestress of Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria
Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria
Albrecht Luitpold Ferdinand Michael, Duke of Bavaria, of Franconia and in Swabia, Count Palatine of the Rhine , was the son of Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria and his first wife, Duchess Marie Gabrielle in Bavaria. He was the one surviving child from that marriage...
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Biography
Maria Eleonore was the second child of William, Landgrave of Hesse-RotenburgWilliam, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg
William I "the Elder" of Hesse-Rotenburg was from 1683 until his death Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg. He was a son of Ernest I of Hesse-Rotenburg-Rheinfels and his wife, Countess Maria Eleonore of Solms-Lich...
and is wife Maria Anna of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort. She was an older sister of Ernest Leopold of Hesse-Rotenburg
Ernest Leopold, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg
Ernst Leopold of Hesse-Rotenburg was landgrave of Hessen-Rheinfels-Rotenburg between 1725 and 1749.Born in Langenschwalbach, he was a son of landgrave William of Hesse-Rotenburg and Maria Anna of Löwenstein-Wertheim .He died in Rotenburg in 1749.-Marriage and issue:He married his first cousin...
, future ruler of her native Hesse-Rotenburg
Hesse-Rotenburg
Hesse-Rotenburg is a former German landgraviate created from the landgraviate of Hesse-Cassel in 1627. Independence ended in 1834 when the estates not bequeathed to princes Victor and Chlodwig of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfurst were reunited with Hesse-Kassel.-History:The line of Hesse-Kassel ...
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Engaged to Theodore Eustace of Sulzbach
Theodore Eustace, Count Palatine of Sulzbach
Theodore Eustace was the Count Palatine of Sulzbach from 1708 until 1732.-Life:Theodore Eustace was born in Sulzbach in 1659 as the only surviving son of Christian Augustus, Count Palatine of Sulzbach and Amalie of Nassau-Siegen...
, the heir of the ruling Count Palatine of Sulzbach Christian Augustus
Christian Augustus, Count Palatine of Sulzbach
Christian Augustus was the Count Palatine of Sulzbach from 1632 until 1708.-Life:Christian Augustus was born in Sulzbach in 1622 as the eldest son of Augustus, Count Palatine of Sulzbach. He succeeded his father in 1632. Christian Augustus was a tolerant ruler...
, the couple were married on 9 June 1692 in Lobositz, Bohemia
Bohemia
Bohemia is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands. It is located in the contemporary Czech Republic with its capital in Prague...
. The couple had some nine children three of which would have further progeny.
She died in Sulzbach
Sulzbach
- Germany :* Sulzbach-Rosenberg, a town in the district Amberg-Sulzbach, Bavaria* Sulzbach, Saarland, a town in the district of Saarbrücken, Saarland* Sulzbach, Hesse, a municipality in the Main-Taunus-Kreis, Hesse...
at the age of 44.
Issue
- Countess Palatine Amalia Auguste Maria Anna of Sulzbach (7 June 1693 – 18 January 1762) died unmarried.
- Count Palatine Joseph Charles of Sulzbach (2 November 1694 – 18 July 1729) married Elisabeth Auguste of Neuburg and had issue.
- Countess Palatine Francisca Christina of Sulzbach (16 May 1696 – 16 July 1776) Abbess of EssenEssen AbbeyEssen Abbey was a collegiate foundation for women of the high nobility in Essen. It was founded in about 845 by the Saxon Altfrid , later Bishop of Hildesheim and saint, near a royal estate called Astnidhi, which later gave its name to the religious house and to the town...
. - Countess Palatine Ernestine Elizabeth Johanna of SulzbachCountess Palatine Ernestine of SulzbachCountess Palatine Ernestine of Sulzbach was the wife of Landgrave William "the Younger" of Hesse-Wanfried and after his death Prioress in the Carmelites monastery in Neuburg an der Donau as Sister Augusta.- Life :She was the third daughter of the Duke Theodore Eustace of Sulzbach and his wife...
(15 May 1697 – 14 April 1775) married William II, Landgrave of Hesse-Wanfried-RheinfelsWilliam II, Landgrave of Hesse-Wanfried-RheinfelsWilliam II, Landgrave of Hesse-Wanfried-Rheinfels was a son of the Landgrave Charles of Hesse-Wanfried and his first wife, Sophie Magdalene of Salm-Reifferscheid...
, no issue. - Count Palatine John William Philip of Sulzbach (3 June 1698 – 12 April 1699) died in infancy.
- John Christian, Count Palatine of Sulzbach (23 January 1700 – 20 July 1733) married Maria Henriette de La Tour d'AuvergneMaria Henriette de La Tour d'AuvergneMaria Henriette de La Tour d'Auvergne was a noblewoman born into the House of La Tour d'Auvergne. She was the Margravine of Bergen op Zoom in her own right from 1710 at the death of her father...
and had issue; married Eleonore of Hesse-RotenburgLandgravine Eleonore of Hesse-RotenburgPrincess Eleonore of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg was the consort of John Christian, Count Palatine of Sulzbach, by whom she had no children.-Biography:...
, no issue. - Countess Palatine Elisabeth Eleonore Auguste of Sulzbach (19 April 1702 – 10 February 1704) died in infancy.
- Countess Palatine Anne Christine of Sulzbach (5 February 1704 – 12 March 1723) married Charles Emmanuel, Prince of PiedmontCharles Emmanuel III of SardiniaCharles Emmanuel III was the Duke of Savoy and King of Sardinia from 1730 until his death.-Biography:...
and had issue. - Count Palatine Johann Wilhelm August of Sulzbach (21 August 1706 – 28 August 1708) died in infancy.
Titles and styles
- 25 February 1675 – 9 June 1692 Her Serene Highness Princess Maria Eleonore of Hesse-Rotenburg
- 9 June 1692 – 23 April 1708 Her Serene Highness The Hereditary Princess of Sulzbach
- 23 April 17, 1708 – 27 January 1720 Her Serene Highness The Countess Palatine of Sulzbach