Karl of Hessen-Darmstadt
Karl Wilhelm Ludwig von Hessen und bei Rhein (born April 23, 1809 in Darmstadt , † March 20, 1877 in Darmstadt) was a prince of Hessen and bei Rhein as well as a general .
Life
Karl was the second son of Grand Duke Ludwig II of Hesse and from his marriage to Princess Wilhelmine of Baden (1788–1836), daughter of the Hereditary Prince Karl Ludwig of Baden . He was brought up together with his older brother Ludwig and went on extensive educational trips through Europe with him.
Karl married on October 22, 1836 in Berlin Princess Elizabeth of Prussia (1815-1885), a niece of King Frederick William III. of Prussia and sister of the later Bavarian Queen Marie .
Karl was the Grand Ducal Hessian General of Infantry and owner of the Grand Ducal 4th Infantry Regiment .
His residence was the Prince Karl Palace (Wilhelminenstrasse 34) in Darmstadt, which is now used by the German Pension Insurance (after several additions and renovations) . Karl von Hessen-Darmstadt is buried in the old mausoleum in Rosenhöhe Park .
politics
Due to the constitution of the Grand Duchy of Hesse, Prince Karl was a member of the first chamber of the estates of the Grand Duchy of Hesse from 1834 until the electoral reform as a result of the March Revolution in 1849 . After the victory of the reaction , he was again a member of the first chamber from 1856 to 1877. Due to the childlessness of his older brother, Grand Duke Ludwig III of Hesse-Darmstadt , Karl was the next heir to the throne. But there was no succession to the throne because, firstly, Karl a few weeks before Ludwig III. died and because Karl's son Ludwig had previously been appointed heir to the throne, who then officially became the new Grand Duke of Hesse-Darmstadt in 1877.
progeny
Karl's marriage had four children:
- Ludwig IV. (1837-1892), Grand Duke of Hesse and the Rhine
- ⚭ 1. 1862 Princess Alice of Great Britain and Ireland (1843–1878)
- ⚭ 2. 1884 (annulled 1884) Alexandrine von Hutten-Czapska (1854–1941), divorced Kolemin, "Countess von Romrod" 1884
- Heinrich (1838–1900)
- ⚭ 1. ( morning ) 1878 Caroline Willich, called von Pöllnitz (1848–1879), "Freifrau von Nidda" 1878
- ⚭ 2. ( morg .) 1892 Emilie de Hrzic Topuska (1868-1961), "Baroness von Dornberg" 1892
- Anna (1843-1865)
- ⚭ 1864 Grand Duke Friedrich Franz II of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1823–1883)
- Wilhelm (1845–1900)
- ⚭ ( morning ) 1884 Josephine Bender (1857–1942), "Frau von Lichtenberg"
ancestors
| Louis IX Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1719–1790) | |||||||||||||
| Ludwig I Grand Duke of Hesse (1753–1830) | |||||||||||||
| Caroline of Pfalz-Zweibrücken (1721–1774) | |||||||||||||
| Ludwig II. Grand Duke of Hesse (1777–1848) | |||||||||||||
| Georg Wilhelm of Hessen-Darmstadt (1722–1782) | |||||||||||||
| Luise Henriette Karoline of Hessen-Darmstadt (1761–1829) | |||||||||||||
| Maria Luise Albertine zu Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg (1729-1818) | |||||||||||||
| Karl of Hessen-Darmstadt | |||||||||||||
| Karl Friedrich Grand Duke of Baden (1728–1811) | |||||||||||||
| Karl Ludwig von Baden (1755–1801) | |||||||||||||
| Karoline Luise of Hessen-Darmstadt (1723–1783) | |||||||||||||
| Wilhelmine of Baden (1788–1836) | |||||||||||||
| Louis IX Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1719–1790) | |||||||||||||
| Amalie of Hessen-Darmstadt (1754–1832) | |||||||||||||
| Caroline of Pfalz-Zweibrücken (1721–1774) | |||||||||||||
Note: Through inter-family marriages, Louis IX. Landgrave of Hessen-Darmstadt and his wife Karoline are two-time great-grandparents of Karl. Through further inter-family marriages the situation arises that the common ancestors Ludwig VIII Landgrave of Hessen-Darmstadt and his wife Charlotte are four times great-great-grandparents of Charles.
literature
- Johann W. Steiner: On the history of the Grand Duchy of Hesse p. 109
- Johann Wilhelm Christian Steiner: On the history of Ludewig I, Grand Duke of Hesse and the Rhine p. 101
- Jochen Lengemann : MdL Hessen. 1808-1996. Biographical index (= political and parliamentary history of the state of Hesse. Vol. 14 = publications of the Historical Commission for Hesse. Vol. 48, 7). Elwert, Marburg 1996, ISBN 3-7708-1071-6 , p. 181.
- Adolf von Deitenhofen: Foreign princes in the Habsburg army 1848–1898 , Im Selbstverlage, 1898, pp. 79–80.
Web links
- Hesse and near the Rhine, Karl Wilhelm Ludewig Prince of. Hessian biography. (As of March 20, 2020). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hessen-Darmstadt, Karl von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hessen-Darmstadt, Karl Wilhelm Ludwig von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prince of Hesse-Darmstadt |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 23, 1809 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Darmstadt |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 20, 1877 |
| Place of death | Darmstadt |