Ernst I, Landgrave o Hesse-Rheinfels
Landgrave Ernest of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg (8 December 1623 – 2 May 1693) wis frae 1649 tae 1658 Landgrave o Hesse-Rheinfels an frae 1658 until daith Landgrave o Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg. Because his brithers died young, all later Landgraves in the Rotenburg Quarter are descendants o Ernst. Hence, Ernst is kent as the ancestor o the Catholic Rotenburg Quarter, a group o cadet branches o the House o Hesse. Ernst corresponded wi the leading scholars o his time, like Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. he wis a brither o Otto, Hereditary Prince o Hesse-Kassel, Elisabeth, Duchess o Mecklenburg, William V, Landgrave o Hesse-Kassel
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| Landgrave o Hesse-Rheinfels | |
 Ernst, Landgrave o Hesse-Rheinfels | |
| Born | 8 December 1623 Kassel |
| Dee'd | 2 Mey 1693 (aged 69) Cologne |
| Buiried | Pilgrimage Kirk in Kamp-Bornhofen |
| Noble faimily | House o Hesse |
| Spoose(s) | Maria Eleonore o Solms-Lich |
| Issue | |
| Faither | Maurice, Landgrave o Hesse-Kassel |
| Mither | Juliane o Nassau-Dillenburg |
MairiageEedit
While in Frankfurt, in In 1647, he mairit Coontess Maria Eleonore o Solms-Lich (1632–1689) wi whom he haed twa sons wi.
IssueEedit
- William, Landgrave o Hesse-Rotenburg (15 Mey 1648 – 20 November 1725) mairit Coontess Maria Anna o Löwenstein-Wertheim an haed issue.
- Charles, Landgrave o Hesse-Wanfried (19 Julie 1649 - 3 Mairch 1711) mairit but haed nae issue.