Constantine of Hessen-Rotenburg (May 24, 1716 in Rotenburg – December 30, 1778 in Schloss Blumenstein (Wildeck)) was Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg from 1749 until his death.
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Early life
Born into the House of Hesse, cadet line of an ancient House of Brabant, Constantine was the son of Landgrave Ernest Leopold, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg and his wife, Princess Eleonore of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort.
First marriage
He married in 1745 with Countess Marie Sophia Theresia Hedwig Eva von Starhemberg (1722-1773), daughter of the Imperial envoy Count Konrad Sigmund von Starhemberg (1689–1727) and his wife, Princess Leopoldine von Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort (1689-1763). She was elder sister of Georg Adam, Prince of Starhemberg, Imperial envoy to France, and widow of William Hyacinth, Prince of Nassau-Siegen.
He had 8 children from his first marriage, including :