Formerly Sovereign House

Landgraviate of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld

Landgraviate of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld – House of Lorraine-Brabant

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Landgrafschaft Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld

House of Lorraine-Brabant

House of Hesse branch of Hesse-Philippsthal, that was created from the branch of Hesse-Kassel at the death of William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel in 1663, his younger son Philip was created Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal. At the death of Landgrave Philip, the branch of Hesse-Philippsthal was again divided into Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld, his younger son William became the Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld. This two landgraviates were annexed by Prussia in 1866. The main branch (Hesse-Philippsthal) became extinct in the male line in 1925, thus making the Barchfeld branch the only surviving one of the Hesse-Philippsthal line.

History of the House of Hesse

The House of Hesse is a European royal dynasty from the region of Hesse, originally and still formally the House of Brabant, The origins of the House of Hesse begin with the marriage of Sophie of Thuringia, daughter of Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia and Elizabeth of Hungary with Henry II, Duke of Brabant from the House of Reginar. Sophie was the heiress of Hesse which she passed on to her son, Henry upon her retention of the territory following her partial victory in the War of the Thuringian Succession in which she was one of the belligerents.

Originally the western part of the Landgraviate of Thuringia, in the mid 13th century it was inherited by the younger son of Henry II, Duke of Brabant, and became a distinct political entity. From the late 16th century it was generally divided into several branches, the most important of which were those of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) and Hesse-Darmstadt. In the early 19th century the Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel was elevated to Elector of Hesse (1803), while the Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt became the Grand Duke of Hesse (1806), later Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine. Electoral Hesse (Hesse-Kassel) was annexed by Prussia in 1866, while Grand Ducal Hesse (Hesse-Darmstadt) as lasted until the end of the German monarchies in 1918. Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse is the current (2012) head of the house.

The Branches of the House of Hesse

Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, died in 1567. Hesse was divided between his four sons, four new lines which arose: Hesse-Darmstadt, Hesse-Kassel, Hesse-Marburg and Hesse-Rheinfels. The line of Hesse-Darmstadt was also part of the morganatic line of the Battenberg family when Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine married to Countess Julia Hauke. The Battenbergs who later settled in England changed that name to Mountbatten after World War I.

  • House of Brabant

    • Hesse (1264-1567)
      • Hesse-Darmstadt (1567-1918), became Grand Duchy of Hesse in 1806
        • Hesse-Butzbach (1609-1642)
        • Hesse-Braubach (1609-1651)
        • Hesse-Homburg (1622-1866)
        • Hesse-Itter (1661-1676)
        • Battenberg (1858, morganatic line. Mountbatten since 1917)
      • Hesse-Kassel (1567-1866), became Electorate of Hesse in 1803
        • Hesse-Rotenburg (1627-1834)
        • Hesse-Wanfried (1627-1755)
        • Hesse-Rheinfels (1627-1754)
        • Hesse-Philippsthal (1685-1866)
          • Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld (1721-1866)
      • Hesse-Marburg (1567, divided in 1604 between Hesse-Darmstadt and Hesse-Kassel)
      • Hesse-Rheinfels (1567, divided in 1583 between Hesse-Darmstadt, Hesse-Kassel and Hesse-Marburg)

Hesse-Kassel and its junior lines were annexed by Prussia in 1866; Hesse-Darmstadt became the People’s State of Hesse when the monarchy was abolished in 1918. Hesse-Philippsthal died out in the male line in 1925; Hesse-Darmstadt in 1968. Descendants of Hesse-Kassel and Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld are alive to this day.

Princes of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld

  • William, son of Philip, 1721-1761
  • Frederick, 1761-1772
  • Adolph, 1772-1803
  • Charles, 1803-1806
1806 annexed by the Kingdom of Westphalia, 1813 restored under the supremacy of the Elector of Hesse
  • Charles, 1813-1854 (restored)
  • Alexis, 1854-1866
1866 annexed by Prussia

Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld since 1866, Hesse-Philippsthal since the extinction of the main line 1925

  • Alexis the former Landgrave, 1866-1905
  • Chlodwig 1905-1954, head of the house of Hesse-Philippsthal since 1925
  • Wilhelm 1954-present

The Family Titles and Styles

The present members of this family bear the title Prince or Princess and Landgrave or Landgravine of Hesse, together with the formal appellation of His or Her Highness.

The Genealogy of the Princely House

ADOLF, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld (Ypres 29 Jun 1743-Barchfeld 17 Jul 1803); m. Meiningen 18 Oct 1781 Luise Pss of Saxe-Meiningen (Frankfurt 6 Aug 1752-Kassel 3 Jun 1805)

  • 1a) Friedrich (Barchfeld 31 Dec 1782-Barchfeld 5 Feb 1783)
  • 2a) KARL August Philipp Ludwig, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld (Barchfeld 27 Jun 1784-Schloß Philippsthal 17 Jul 1854); m.1st Öhringen 19 Jul 1816 Auguste Pss zu Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen (Walluf 16 Nov 1793-Herleshausen 8 Jun 1821); m.2d Burgsteinfurt 10 Sep 1823 Sophie Pss zu Bentheim u. Steinfurt (Burgsteinfurt 6 Jan 1794-Herleshausen 6 May 1873)
  • 1b) Bertha Wilhelmine Caroline Luise Marie (Herleshausen 26 Oct 1818-Burgsteinfurt 6 May 1888); m. Schloß Barchfeld 27 Jun 1839 Ludwig Fst zu Bentheim u. Steinfurt (1 Aug 1812-Burgsteinfurt 28 Sep 1890)
  • 2b) Emilie (Herleshausen 7 Jun 1821-Herleshausen 2 Dec 1836)
  • 3b) Viktor (Herleshausen 3 Dec 1824-Mainz 10 Apr 1846)
  • 4b) Alexander (Stuttgart 1 Nov 1826-Copenhagen 19 Nov 1841)
  • 5b) ALEXIS Wilhelm Ernst, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld (Burgsteinfurt 13 Sep 1829-Herleshausen 16 Aug 1905); m. Charlottenburg 27 Jun 1854 (div 1861) Luise Pss of Prussia (Berlin 1 Mar 1829-Wiesbaden 10 May 1901)
  • 6b) Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst (Burgsteinfurt 3 Oct 1831-Rotenburg an der Fulda 17 Jan 1890); m.1st (morganatically) Kassel 27 Dec 1857 (div 1872) Marie Pss von Hanau u.zu Horowitz, cr Pss von Ardeck 28 Jul 1876 (1839-1917; see Part 1; their issue bore the title Prince or Princess von Ardeck); m.2d Burgsteinfurt 16 Aug 1873 Juliane Pss zu Bentheim u. Steinfurt (Burgsteinfurt 5 Jan 1842-Burgsteinfurt 29 Apr 1878); m.3d Burgsteinfurt 23 Aug 1879 Adelheid Pss zu Bentheim u. Steinfurt (Burgsteinfurt 17 May 1840-Bingen 31 Jan 1880); m.4th Schloß Luisenlund 6 Dec 1884 Auguste Pss of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (Kiel 27 Feb 1844-Rotenburg 16 Sep 1932)
  • 1c) Friedrich Wilhelm Pr von Ardeck (Offenbach am Main 2 Nov 1858-Wilhelmshöhe 1 Apr 1902); m. Dresden 17 Dec 1890 Anne Hollingsworth-Price (Wilmington, Delaware 25 Aug 1868-Johannsdorf 24 Apr 1945)
  • 2c) Carl Wilhelm Pr von Ardeck (Fulda 18 May 1861-Niendorf 18 Oct 1938); m. Liège 16 Apr 1891 Anne Elise Strehlow (Berlin 5 Jun 1862-Lübeck 26 Nov 1938)
  • 3c) Sophie Auguste Elisabeth Pss von Ardeck (Kassel 8 Jun 1864-Ahrweiler 4 Mar 1919); m. Oberurf 11 Oct 1886 Ferdinand Gf zu Ysenburg u. Büdingen in Philippseich (Meerholz 15 Oct 1841-Philippseich 5 Jan 1920)
  • 4c) Alice Pss von Ardeck (Langenselbold 7 Oct 1867-Langenselbold 23 Nov 1868)
  • 5c) Karoline Luise Pss von Ardeck (Langenselbold 12 Dec 1868-Wiesbaden 21 Nov 1959); m. Dresden 2 Nov 1889 Rudolf Pr zur Lippe (Neudorf 27 Apr 1856-Drogelwitz 21 Jun 1931)
  • 6c) Bertha Luise (Burgsteinfurt 25 Oct 1874-Detmold 19 Feb 1919); m. Rotenburg 16 Aug 1901 Leopold IV Fst zur Lippe (Oberkassel 30 May 1871-Detmold 30 Dec 1949)
  • 7c) CHLODWIG Alexis Ernst, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld, succeeded his distant cousin as Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal 22 Dec 1925 (Burgsteinfurt 30 Jul 1876-Bad Hersfeld 17 Nov 1954); m. Lich 26 May 1904 Caroline Pss zu Solms-Hohensolms-Lich (Lich 27 May 1877-Berlin 28 Nov 1958)
  • 1d) Wilhelm Ernst Alexis Hermann (Rotenburg 1 Mar 1905-k.a. Gor, Russia 30 Apr 1942); m. Tabarz 30 Jan 1933 Marianne Pss of Prussia (Kamenz 23 Aug 1913-Herleshausen 1 Mar 1983)
  • 1e) WILHELM Chlodwig Friedrich Ernst Hermann Paul Philipp Heinrich, Pr and Landgrave of Hesse (b. Herleshausen 14 Aug 1933); m. Friedrichshausen 5 Aug 1961 Oda-Mathilde von Garmissen (b. Friedrichshausen 12 Feb 1935)
  • 1f) Wilhelm (b. Munich 1 Jan 1963); m. Radebeul 6 Sep 2002 (rel) Meißen 7 Sep 2002 Susanne Alexandra Margret von Kaufman (b. Toronto 22 Apr 1971)
  • 1g) Wilhelm Ernst Constantin (b. Radebeul 4 Jan 2005)
  • 2g) Philipp August (b. Radebeul 14 Aug 2006)
  • 3g) Konrad (b.2007)
  • 2f) Otto (b. Oldenburg 19 Jan 1965); m. Las Vegas 8 Sep 1998 Carla Blickhäuser (b. Düren 4 Sep 1974)
  • 1g) Max Ernst-Ludwig (b. Marktredwitz 26 Jan 1999)
  • 2g) Elena Marie-Sophie (b. Marktredwitz 11 Mar 2000)
  • 3g) Moritz (b.13 Sep 2007)
  • 4g) Leopold Friedrich-Wilhelm (b.2009)
  • 2e) Hermann Ernst Ludwig Joachim Hans Georg Hugo Alexander Wilhelm (b. Herleshausen 21 Aug 1935); m. Kassel 9 May 1962 Monika Gfn Strachwitz von Groß-Zauche u. Camminetz (b. Eisenach 11 Jul 1939)
  • 1f) Verena Tosca Marianne (b. Eschwege 12 Feb 1972); m. Herleshausen 25 Feb 2000 (rel) 15 Apr 2000 Felix von Saucken (b. Hamburg 30 Aug 1970)
  • 2f) Alexis Wilhelm Manfred (b. Eschwege 5 Mar 1977)
  • 3e) Johanna (b. Herleshausen 22 Nov 1937); m.1st Herleshausen 30 Sep 1957 (div 1961) Alfons Kuhn (b. Salzuflen 10 Dec 1924); m.2d Herleshausen 8 Jun 1963 Bruno Rieck (b. Ahrensburg 19 May 1927)
  • 2d) Ernst Ludwig (Rotenburg 15 Jul 1906-Warmemünde 7 May 1934)
  • 3d) Irene Sibylle Auguste Hermine (Rotenburg 26 Nov 1907-29 Dec 1980); m.1st Philippsthal 20 Oct 1934 (div 1955) Waldemar von Thomsen (Wilhelmshaven 17 Jul 1891-Lindau 27 Oct 1977); m.2d Lindau 12 Oct 1957 her first husband
  • 4d) Alexander Friedrich Ferdinand Ernst Karl Georg Ludwig Alexis (Herleshausen 8 Jun 1911-Berlin 22 Oct 1939)
  • 5d) Viktoria Cäcilie Marie Adelheid Bertha (Herleshausen 26 Oct 1914-Berlin 25 Nov 1998)
  • 8c) Eduard Ernst Alexis Hermann Philipp (Burgsteinfurt 21 Apr 1878-Burgsteinfurt 5 Jan 1879)
  • 9c) Julian Karl Georg Wilhelm (Burgsteinfurt 21 Apr 1878-1 Sep 1878)
  • 10c) Christian Ludwig Friedrich Adolf Alexis Wilhelm Ferdinand (Schloß Luisenlund 16 Jun 1887-Geneva 19 Oct 1971); m.1st (morganatically) Berlin 14 Jan 1915 Elizabeth Reid Rogers, cr 1915 Freifrau von Barchfeld (Jackson, Tennessee 17 Aug 1893-Cannes 2 Feb 1957); m.2d (morganatically) (civ) Geneva 10 Jun 1958 (rel) Cannes 25 Jun 1958 Ann Pearl Everett (Launeston, Tasmania 23 Aug 1906-Cannes 14 Mar 1972); his children, though morganatic, were accorded the title Prince or Princess of Hesse
  • 1d) Pss Elisabeth Auguste Eunice Berta Karoline Luise-Christiane (Berlin 2 Nov 1915-Paris 10 May 2003); m. Suresnes 6 Aug 1949 (div 1956) Jacques Olivetti (b. Paris 25 Jul 1909)
  • 2d) Pr Wilhelm Richard Christian Chlodwig Albert Carl Eduard Alexis (Sully, nr La Tour-de-Peilz, Switzerland 14 Oct 1917-Tucson, Arizona 18 Feb 1985); m. Tucson 8 Apr 1953 Maria Lafontaine (b. Hermosilo, Mexico 15 Oct 1926)
  • 3d) Pr Waldemar Christian Victor Henry Philipp (Sully 20 Sep 1919-Bad Homburg vor der Höhe 17 Mar 2002); m. Houston TX 11 Feb 1952 Ellen Hamilton (Atlanta, Georgia 25 Nov 1922-Bad Homburg vor der Höhe 18 Oct 2003)
  • 1e) Pr Alexander (b. Houston 31 Aug 1956); m. Kronberg, Taunus 9 Oct 1981 Brigitte Göllner (Worms 23 Jan 1950-4 Oct 2009)
  • 1f) Pr Christian Friedrich Wilhelm Johann Waldemar Alexander (b. Frankfurt-Höchst 30 Jul 1984)
  • 2f) Pr Carl-Friedrich Philipp Heinrich Richard Alexander (b. Frankfurt-Höchst 16 Sep 1988)
  • 2e) Pr Henry Christian (b. Frankfurt 15 Mar 1963)
  • 4d) Pss Marie Louise Olga Elvira Victoria (Paris 30 Dec 1921-Istanbul 14 Jan 1999); m. Lausanne 13 Jun 1952 Michel Savich (b. Constantinople 25 Jul 1924)
  • 3a) Friedrich Wilhelm Karl Ludwig (Barchfeld 10 Aug 1786-Frederiksberg 22 Aug 1834); m. Copenhagen 22 Aug 1812 Juliane Pss of Denmark (Copenhagen 18 Feb 1788-Copenhagen 9 May 1850)
  • 4a) Georg Ludwig Karl Wilhelm Konstantin Christian (Barchfeld 11 Oct 1787-Barchfeld 27 Apr 1788)
  • 5a) Ernst Friedrich Wilhelm Karl Ferdinand Philipp Ludwig (Barchfeld 28 Jan 1789-Herleshausen 19 Apr 1850)
  • 6a) Charlotte Wilhelmine Georgine Ernestine (Barchfeld 22 May 1794-7 Jun 1794)
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Processing activity Personal data Purpose Legal basis Retention
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7. Recipients of personal data

Personal data may be disclosed only where necessary to:

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8. International data transfers

Some service providers may process personal data outside the European Economic Area. Where the GDPR restricts such a transfer, Neue Gotha relies on an applicable European Commission adequacy decision or appropriate safeguards under Article 46 GDPR, such as the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses, together with supplementary measures where required.

Cloudflare and Google may transfer limited technical information to recipients in the United States. Where the recipient is validly certified, the transfer is based on the European Commission’s adequacy decision for the EU–US Data Privacy Framework. Where that mechanism is unavailable or does not cover a transfer, the relevant provider’s European Commission Standard Contractual Clauses and supplementary technical and organisational measures are used. Information about the applicable safeguards, including how to obtain a copy, may be requested from editor@neuegotha.de.

9. How long we retain personal data

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy, including security, editorial integrity, source verification, dispute resolution, and compliance with legal obligations. The specific periods or criteria are stated in the processing and cookie tables above.

When a retention period ends, information is deleted or anonymised unless continued retention is required by law, is necessary for legal claims, or is justified by a documented editorial or archival purpose. Encrypted rolling backups are retained for 35 days and are then overwritten automatically, unless a backup has been isolated for incident recovery or a legal hold.

10. Security

Neue Gotha uses appropriate technical and organisational measures designed to protect personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure, or access. No method of internet transmission or electronic storage is completely secure, and absolute security cannot be guaranteed.

11. Your data-protection rights

Subject to the conditions and limitations in the GDPR and applicable national law, an individual may have the right to:

  • obtain confirmation as to whether personal data concerning them are processed and request access to those data;
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  • lodge a complaint with a competent data-protection supervisory authority.

To exercise a right, contact editor@neuegotha.de. Please identify the information or record concerned and the nature of the request. We may request information reasonably necessary to verify identity and protect personal data from unauthorised disclosure. Requests are normally answered within one month, subject to any extension permitted by law.

Where a request concerns published editorial or archival content, applicable rights may be limited where necessary and proportionate to reconcile data protection with freedom of expression and information or other rights recognised by law. Each request will be assessed individually.

12. Complaints

We encourage individuals to contact us first so that we can try to resolve a concern. Individuals also have the right to complain to the supervisory authority in the EU or EEA country of their habitual residence, place of work, or the place of the alleged infringement.

For this Berlin-based controller the supervisory authority is the Berliner Beauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit, Alt-Moabit 59–61, 10555 Berlin, Germany; telephone +49 30 13889-0; email mailbox@datenschutz-berlin.de; website https://www.datenschutz-berlin.de/.

13. Children

The website is intended as a general historical and reference resource and is not directed specifically at children. We do not knowingly request personal data directly from children for an online service requiring parental consent. If you believe a child has provided personal data inappropriately, please contact us.

14. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy when our processing activities, service providers, technologies, or legal obligations change. The current version will be published on this page with a revised “Last updated” date. Where required, we will provide additional notice or request renewed consent before introducing a new processing purpose.

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