Charles, Landgrave of Hesse-Wanfried
| Charles, Landgrave of Hesse-Wanfried | |
|---|---|
| Spouse(s) | Sophie Magdalene of Salm-Reifferscheid Alexandrine Juliane of Leiningen-Dagsburg |
| Noble family | House of Hesse |
| Father | Ernest, Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels |
| Mother | Maria Eleonore of Solms-Lich |
| Born |
19 July 1649 Rheinfels Castle |
| Died | 3 March 1711 (aged 61) Bad Schwalbach |
Charles of Hesse-Wanfried (born: 19 July 1649 at Rheinfels Castle; died: 3 March 1711 in Schwalbach), was a Landgrave of Hesse-Wanfried. He was the second son of Landgrave Ernest of Hesse-Rheinfels and Maria Eleonore of Solms-Lich.
After an inheritance dispute about the "Rotenburg Quarter", Charles received Hesse-Eschwege in 1667. He moved to Wanfried and founded the Catholic line of Hesse-Wanfried. He used the castle in Wanfried as his residence, because the castle in Eschwege had been pledged to Brunswick-Bevern, also in 1667.
Charles's first wife was Sophie Magdalene, a daughter of Count Eric Adolph of Salm-Reifferscheid and his wife Magdalene. Sophie Magdalene died in 1675 during a trip to Venice. Charles then married Alexandrine Juliane, a daughter of Count Emich XIII of Leiningen and the widow of Landgrave George III of Hesse-Itter-Vöhl. She died on 19 April 1703 and was buried in the family vault in the Hülfensberg in Wanfried.
Charles died in 1711 and was succeeded as Landgrave of Hesse-Wanfried by his son William II. After William's death in 1731, he was succeeded by his half-brother Christian, who died childless in 1755, thereby ending the Hessen-Wanfried line.
From his marriage to Sophie Magdalene:
From his marriage to Alexandrine Juliane:
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