Adolf (Hessen-Philippsthal-Barchfeld)
Adolf von Hessen-Philippsthal-Barchfeld (born June 29, 1743 in Ypres , † July 17, 1803 in Barchfeld ) from the House of Hesse was paraged Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld .
Life
Adolf was a son of the paraged Landgrave Wilhelm von Hessen-Philippsthal-Barchfeld (1692–1761) from his marriage to Charlotte Wilhelmine (1704–1766), daughter of Prince Lebrecht von Anhalt-Bernburg-Hoym . Adolf followed his childless brother Friedrich in 1777 as Landgrave of Hessen-Philippsthal-Barchfeld.
He began his career in the service of the Landgraviate of Hessen-Kassel . Then he was in Dutch service, where he became a colonel in the 3rd Infantry Regiment of Orange-Nassau. In 1773 he switched to Prussian military service and became chief of Fusilier Regiment 55 . He won the favor of Frederick II and was appointed major general on January 16, 1777 . Adolf fought in the War of the Bavarian Succession , was attacked by General Wurmser , and was captured by Austria in 1779 in Habelschwerdt . In 1780 he said goodbye and retired to Barchfeld.
In 1794 he acquired the Nesselröden estate and three years later sold the Wehra estate to the Kassel Oberrentkammer for 24,000 thalers.
progeny
Landgrave Adolf married Princess Luise (1752-1805) in Meiningen on October 18, 1781 , daughter of Duke Anton Ulrich von Sachsen-Meiningen from his marriage to Charlotte Amalie von Hessen-Philippsthal . He had the following children with her:
- Friedrich (1782–1783)
- Karl (1784–1854), Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld
- ⚭ 1. 1816 Princess Auguste zu Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen (1793–1821)
- ⚭ 2. 1823 Princess Sophie of Bentheim and Steinfurt (1794–1873)
- Wilhelm (1786–1834)
- ⚭ 1812 Princess Juliane of Denmark (1788–1850)
- Georg (1787–1788)
- Ernst Friedrich (1789–1850)
- Charlotte (* / † 1794)
literature
- Johann Samuelansch (Ed.): General Encyclopedia of Sciences and Arts in alphabetical order ... p. 297
- Eduard Lange : The soldiers of Frederick the Great , p. 259 digitized
- European genealogical handbook for the year 1800 , p.350f
- Hessen-Philippsthal-Barchfeld, Adolf Landgraf von. Hessian biography (as of November 17, 2016). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS). Hessian State Office for Historical Cultural Studies (HLGL), accessed on August 18, 2017 .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Friedrich |
Landgrave of Hessen-Philippsthal-Barchfeld 1777–1803 |
Karl |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Adolf |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hessen-Philippsthal-Barchfeld, Adolf von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Landgrave of Hessen-Philippsthal-Barchfeld from the House of Hessen |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 29, 1743 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ypres |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 17, 1803 |
| Place of death | Barchfeld |