Ernest, Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels

Ernest, Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels
Ernest, Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels
Born(1623-12-08)8 December 1623
Kassel
Died2 May 1693(1693-05-02) (aged 69)
Cologne
BuriedPilgrimage Church in Kamp-Bornhofen
Noble familyHouse of Hesse
Spouse(s)Maria Eleonore of Solms-Lich
IssueWilliam
Charles
Catherina
FatherMaurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
MotherJuliane of Nassau-Siegen

Landgrave Ernest of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg (8 December 1623 – 2 May 1693) was from 1649 to 1658 Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels and from 1658 until his death Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg. Because his brothers died young, all later Landgraves in the Rotenburg Quarter are descendants of Ernest. Hence, Ernest is known as the ancestor of the Catholic Rotenburg Quarter, a group of junior lines of the House of Hesse.