Princess Christine of Hesse-Rotenburg

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Christine of Hesse-Rotenburg
Princess of Carignano
Born (1717-11-21)21 November 1717
Schloss Rotenburg, Rotenburg
Died 1 September 1778(1778-09-01) (aged 60)
Palazzo Carignano, Turin, Italy
Spouse Louis Victor, Prince of Carignano
Issue Victor Amadeus, Prince of Carignano
Leopoldina, Princess of Melfi
Marie Louise, Princess of Lamballe
Gabriella, Princess of Lobkowicz
Caterina, Princess of Paliano
Eugenio, Count of Villafranca
Full name
Christine Henriette
Father Ernest Leopold of Hesse-Rotenburg
Mother Countess Eleonore of Löwenstein-Rochefort
Burial 1786
Royal Basilica, Superga, Turin

Princess Christine of Hesse-Rotenburg (Christine Henriette; 21 November 1717 – 1 September 1778) was born a princess of the small German principality of Hesse-Rotenburg. but was Princess of Carignano bby marriage to Louis Victor of Savoy, Prince of Carignano. They were the parents of the Princesse de Lamballe.

Issue[edit]

  1. Princess Charlotte of Savoy (17 August 1742 - 20 February 1794) nun.
  2. Victor Amadeus II, Prince of Carignano (31 October 1743 - September 1780) married Princess Joséphine of Lorraine and had children.
  3. Princess Leopolda of Savoy (21 December 1744 – 17 April 1807) married Andrea Doria Pamphilj Landi, 13th Prince of Melfi, and had issue.
  4. Princess Polyxena of Savoy (31 October 1746 - 20 December 1762) named in honour of her aunt Queen Polyxena of Sardinia but died unmarried.
  5. Princess Gabriella of Savoy (17 May 1748 - 10 April 1828) married Ferdinand Philipp, 6th Prince of Lobkowicz and had issue.
  6. Princess Maria Luisa Teresa of Savoy (8 September 1749 – 3 September 1792) married Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, Prince of Lamballe but had no issue.
  7. Prince Tommaso (Turin, 6 March 1751 - 23 July 1753)
  8. Prince Eugenio Ilarione of Savoy, Count of Villafranca (21 October 1753 - 30 June 1785) married Élisabeth Anne Magon and had children.
  9. Princess Caterina of Savoy (4 April 1762 - 4 September 1823) married Filippo Giuseppe Francesco Colonna, (9th) Prince of Paliano and had issue.

Titles and styles[edit]

  • 21 November 1717 – 4 May 1740 Her Serene Highness Princess Christine of Hesse-Rotenburg.
  • 4 May 1740 – 4 April 1741 Her Serene Highness Princess Louis Victor of Savoy.
  • 4 April 1741 – 1 September 1778 Her Serene Highness The Princess of Carignano.