Chlodwig, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld
| Chlodwig | |
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| Landgrave of Hesse | |
Chlodwig in 1899
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| Born |
30 July 1876 Burgsteinfurt |
| Died | 17 November 1954 (aged 78) Bad Hersfeld |
| Spouse | Princess Caroline of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich |
| Issue |
Prince Wilhelm of Hesse Prince Ernst Ludwig of Hesse Prince Alexander Friedrich of Hesse Princess Viktoria Cäcilie of Hesse |
| House | House of Hesse |
| Father | Prince William of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld |
| Mother | Princess Juliane of Bentheim and Steinfurt |
Chlodwig, Landgrave of Hesse (Chlodwig Alexis Ernst; 30 July 1876 – 17 November 1954) was an officer in the Prussian Army and head of the Hesse-Philippsthal line of the House of Hesse.
As head of the house he was styled His Highness the Landgrave of Hesse.
Landgrave Chlodwig, the seventh of ten children of Prince William of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld, was born at Burgsteinfurt. He was the only surviving son from his father's second marriage with Princess Juliane of Bentheim and Steinfurt, his only surviving full sibling, Princess Bertha, was married to Leopold IV, Prince of Lippe.
Although the third son Landgrave Chlodwig became heir to the headship of the House of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld upon the death of his father in 1890 due to his elder half brothers Prince Friedrich Wilhelm and Prince Carl Wilhelm von Ardeck's exclusion from the succession on account of their parents morganatic marriage.
Landgrave Chlodwig served in the Prussian Army reaching the rank of lieutenant colonel. On 26 May 1904 he married Princess Caroline of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich, the daughter of Prince Hermann, in her home town of Lich. The couple had five children:Wilhelm (1905-1942) who married Princess Marianne of Prussia, Ernst Ludwig (1906-1934), Irene (1907-1980), Alexander Friedrich (1911-1939) and Viktoria Cäcilie (1914-1998).
On 16 August 1905, Chlodwig succeeded his uncle Landgrave Alexis as head of the House of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld, giving him a seat in the House of Lords of Prussia. On 22 December 1925 he inherited the assets and headship of the House of Hesse-Philippsthal following the death of Landgrave Ernst.
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