Cadet Branches of Hesse-Kassel

Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg 1627–1658

Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels 1627–1658

Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg 1658–1834

1834 branch extinct, reunited with Hesse-Kassel

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Hermann IV (1607 – 1658) Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg

  • Hermann IV (1607 – 1658) Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg, third son of Maurice (1572 – 1632) Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel. Married firstly Countess Sophie Juliane of Waldeck (1607 - 1637) daughter of Christian, Count of Waldeck and secondly Princess Kunigunde Juliane of Anhalt-Dessau (1608 - 1683) daughter of John George I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau.
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Ernest (1623 – 1693) Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels

  • Ernest (1623 – 1693) Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels later Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg, fifth son of Maurice (1572 – 1632) Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel. Married Countess Maria Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich (1632–1689) daughter of Philipp Reinhard I, Count of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich.
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William I "the Elder" (1648 – 1725) Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg

  • William I "the Elder" (1648 – 1725) Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg. Married Countess Maria Anna of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort (1652–1688) daughter of Ferdinand Karl, Count of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort.
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Ernst Leopold (1684 – 1749) Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg

  • Ernst Leopold (1684 – 1749) Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg. Married Eleonore of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort (1686–1753) daughter of Maximilian Carl, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort
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Constantine (1716 – 1778) Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg

  • Constantine (1716 – 1778) Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg, also Landgrave of Hesse-Wanfried-Rheinfels from 1755. Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Married firstly Maria Eva Sophia of Starhemberg (17221773) daughter of Konrad Sigismund, Count of Starhemberg and secondly Jeanne Henriette de Bombelles (1751-1822) daughter of François Henri, Comte de Bombelles.
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Charles Emmanuel (1746 – 1812) Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg

  • Charles Emmanuel (1746 – 1812) Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg. Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece.  Knight of the Order of St. Hubertus. Married Princess Leopoldina Maria Anna Francisca de Paula of Liechtenstein (1754 – 1823) daughter of Franz Josef I, Prince of Liechtenstein.
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Victor Amadeus (1779 – 1834) Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg

  • Victor Amadeus (1779 – 1834) Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg, Prince of Corvey from 1815 and Duke of Ratibor from 1821. Knight of the House Order of Fidelity. Married firstly Princess Leopoldine of Fürstenberg (1781-1806) daughter of Philip, Prince of Fürstenberg, secondly Princess Elisabeth of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1790-1830) daughter of Charles Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and thirdly Countess Eleonora of Salm-Reifferscheidt-Krautheim and Gerlachsheim (1799-1851) daughter of Francis, Count of Salm-Reifferscheidt-Krautheim and Gerlachsheim. He bequeathed the titles and possessions of Ratibor and Corvey to his nephew Victor, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst.

Landgrave of Hesse-Eschwege 1632-1655

1655 extinct, united with Hesse-Rotenburg

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Frederick (1617 – 1655) Landgrave of Hesse-Eschwege

  • Frederick (1617 – 1655) Landgrave of Hesse-Eschwege, eighth son of Maurice (1572 – 1632) Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel. Married Eleonora Catherine (1626-1692) daughter of the John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg.

Landgrave of Hesse-Wanfried-Rheinfels 1700–1755

1755 branch extinct, united with Hesse-Rotenburg

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Charles (1649 – 1711) Landgrave of Hesse-Wanfried-Rheinfels

  • Charles (1649 – 1711) Landgrave of Hesse-Wanfried-Rheinfels, second son of Ernest (1623 – 1693) Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels later Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg. Married firstly Sophie Magdalene of Salm-Reifferscheid (1649  – 1675) daughter of Erich Adolf, Count of Salm-Reifferscheid-Bedbur and secondly Alexandrine Juliane of Leiningen-Dagsburg (1651 - 1703) daughter of Emich XIII, Count of  Leiningen-Dachsbourg-Falkenbourg-Heidesheim.
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William II “the Younger” (1671 – 1731) Landgrave of Hesse-Wanfried-Rheinfels

  • William II “the Younger” (1671 – 1731) Landgrave of Hesse-Wanfried-Rheinfels. Married Countess Palatine Ernestine of Sulzbach (1697 – 1775) daughter of Theodore Eustace, Count Palatine of Sulzbach.
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Christian (1689 – 1755) Landgrave of Hesse-Wanfried-Rheinfels

  • Christian (1689 – 1755) Landgrave of Hesse-Wanfried-Rheinfels. Married his niece Maria Franziska of Hohenlohe-Bartenstein (1698 – 1757) daughter of Philipp Karl, Count of Hohenlohe-Bartenstein.

Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal 1663-1866

1866 annexed by Prussia

1925 branch extinct

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Philip (1655 – 1721) Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal

  • Philip (1655 – 1721) Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal, son of William VI (1629 – 1663) Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel. Married Catherine of Solms-Laubach (1654–1736) daughter of Charles Otto, Count of Solms-Laubach.
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Charles I (1682 – 1770) Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal

  • Charles I (1682 – 1770) Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal. Imperial Field Marshal. Knight of the White Elephant. Married Caroline Christine (1699–1743) daughter of John William III, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach.
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William (1726 – 1810) Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal

  • William (1726 – 1810) Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal until 1806. Married Ulrika Eleonora (1732–1795) daughter of William, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld.

1806 annexed by the Kingdom of Westphalia, 1813 restored under the supremacy of the Elector of Hesse

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Louis (1766 – 1816) Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal

  • Louis (1766 – 1816) Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal from 1813. Married morganatically Countess Marie Franziska Berghe von Trips (1771–1805) daughter of Count Franz Alphons Berghe von Trips.
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Ernest Constantine (1771 – 1849) Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal

  • Ernest Constantine (1771 – 1849) Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal. Knight of the House-order of the Golden Lion.  Knight of the Pour la vertu militaire.  Knight of the Order of the White Falcon. Knight of the Order of the Crown of Westphalia.  Married Louise of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1775-1808) daughter of Frederick Charles, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt.
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Charles II (1803 – 1868) Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal

  • Charles II (1803 – 1868) Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal until 1866. Married Marie of Württemberg (1818–1888) daughter of Eugen, Duke of Württemberg.

Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld 1721-1866

1866 annexed by Prussia

Branch extant

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William (1692 – 1761) Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld

  • William (1692 – 1761) Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld, younger son of Philip (1655 – 1721) Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal. Married Princess Charlotte Wilhelmine (1704–1766) daughter of Lebrecht, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym.
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Frederick (1717 – 1777) Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld

  • Frederick (1717 – 1777) Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld. Married Wild- and Rhinegravine Sophia Henrietta of Salm-Grunbach (1740-1800) daughter of Karl Walrad Wilhelm, Wild- and Rhinegravine of Salm-Grumbach.
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Adolph (1743 – 1803) Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld

  • Adolph (1743 – 1803) Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld. Knight of the House-order of the Golden Lion. Married Louise (1752-1805) daughter of the Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen.
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Charles (1784 – 1854) Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld

  • Charles (1784 – 1854) Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld. Knight of the House-order of the Golden Lion. Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle. Married firstly Auguste of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen (1793-1821) daughter of Frederick Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen and secondly Sophie of Bentheim and Steinfurt (1794-1873), the daughter of Louis William Geldricus Ernest, Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt.

1806 annexed by the Kingdom of Westphalia, 1813 restored under the supremacy of the Elector of Hesse

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Alexis (1829 – 1905) Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld

  • Alexis (1829 – 1905) Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld. Knight of the House-order of the Golden Lion. Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle.  Married Louise of Prussia. (1829-1901) daughter of Prince Charles of Prussia.

Princes of Hanau

1853-Present

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Princes of Hanau

Morganatic descendants of Frederick William I, Elector of Hesse and Gertrude Falkenstein (1803 – 1882) created Countess of Schaumburg in 1831 and Princess of Hanau and to Horowitz in 1853.