Hessen-Philippsthal

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Coat of arms of the House of Hessen-Philippsthal (around 1860)

Hessen-Philippsthal (also Hessen-Philippstal) is an apanaged branch line of the House of Hesse , named after the former residence Schloss Philippsthal in the municipality of Philippsthal near Vacha on the Werra .

history

The line was founded in 1685 by Philip I (* December 14, 1655, † June 18, 1721), the third son of Landgrave Wilhelm VI. von Hessen-Kassel and Princess Hedwig Sophie von Brandenburg. The name of the house refers to the Philippsthal Palace, which was built from 1685 in Kreuzberg (today Philippsthal) by Philipp I on the remains of the Benedictine monastery of Kreuzberg, which previously belonged to the Hersfeld monastery and was abolished in 1568. The family was therefore occasionally called after the place names at that time Hessen-Kreuzberg or Hessen-Kreuzburg .

In 1678, Herleshausen Castle and Estate fell back to Landgrave Karl von Hessen-Kassel as a settled fiefdom , who transferred it to his brother Philipp, initially as a fiefdom and later as property. In 1821 the castle was named "Augustenau" after Landgrave Carl's wife Auguste von Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen, who died early.

Landgraves from the Hessen-Philippsthal line followed until the 20th century. After the death of Ernst von Hessen-Philippsthal in 1925, his inheritance fell to a branch of this line, Hessen-Philippsthal-Barchfeld , named after the place Barchfeld in the Hessian exclave of Schmalkalden until 1944 . This branch was founded in 1721 by Philip's second son, Wilhelm . Since then, the princes of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld have had their seat at Augustenau Castle in Herleshausen to this day.

In 1880, both lines received a pension of 300,000 marks from Prussia from the Hessian entails . The main line of Philippsthal received - in addition to their already existing holdings Philippsthal and Herleshausen - the Schönfeld Palace (Kassel) , the Barchfeld branch the Rotenburg Palace . With the exception of Augustenau Castle in Herleshausen, however, these properties were sold in the first half of the 20th century.

The Hessen-Kassel branch lines Hessen-Philippsthal-Barchfeld and Hessen-Rumpenheim are the only lines of the House of Hessen that still exist today.

family members

Alliance coat of arms at Philippsthal Palace (left by Landgrave Karl von Hessen-Philippsthal and right by Katharine Christine von Sachsen-Eisenach)

See also

literature