William, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld

William of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld (1 April 1692 – 13 May 1761) was a member of the House of Hesse and was Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld from 1721 to 1761.

Life

William was a younger son of Landgrave Philip of Hesse-Philippsthal from his marriage to Catherine Amalie (1654–1736), daughter of Count Karl Otto of Solms-Laubach.

Wilhelm founded the non-sovereign line Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld of the House of Hesse in 1721, after the death of his father, who had left him Barchfeld and Herleshausen in his will. Between 1690 and 1732 he built the baroque Wilhelmsburg Castle with three wings, which was named after him, in Barchfeld.

He served in the Hessian army and later in the Dutch army. In 1732, he was appointed governor of Ypres. In 1733, he was promoted to lieutenant general of the cavalry. In 1743, he led the Dutch troops in the War of the Austrian Succession. In 1744, he had to surrender Ypres to the French. He fought in the Battle of Fontenoy and defended Bergen op Zoom and Mons. In 1747 he was promoted General of the Cavalry. boxstyle_1=background-color: #fcc; boxstyle_2=background-color: #fb9; boxstyle_3=background-color: #ffc; boxstyle_4=background-color: #bfc; boxstyle_5=background-color: #9fe; 1= 1. William, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld 2= 2. Philip, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal 3= 3. Katharina Amalie of Solms-Laubach 4= 4. William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel 5= 5. Hedwig Sophia of Brandenburg 6= 6. Carl Otto, Count of Solms-Laubach 7= 7. Amöna Elisabeth of Bentheim and Steinfurt 8= 8. William V, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel 9= 9. Countess Amalie Elisabeth of Hanau-Münzenberg 10= 10. George William, Elector of Brandenburg 11= 11. Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate 12= 12. Albert Otto II, Count of Solms-Laubach 13= 13. Katharina Juliane of Hanau-Münzenberg 14= 14. Arnold Jobst, Count of Bentheim and Steinfurt 15= 15. Anna Amalia of Ysenburg and Büdingen 16= 16. Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel 17= 17. Agnes of Solms-Laubach 18= 18. Philip Louis II of Hanau-Münzenberg 19= 19. Countess Catharina Belgica of Nassau 20= 20. John Sigismund, Margrave of Brandenburg 21= 21. Anna of Prussia 22= 22. Frederick IV, Elector Palatine 23= 23. Louise Juliana of Orange-Nassau 24= 24. Albert Otto I, Count of Solms-Laubach 25= 25. Anna of Hesse-Darmstadt 26= 26. Philip Louis II, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg 27= 27. Countess Catharina Belgica of Nassau 28= 28. Arnold III, Count of Bentheim-Steinfurt-Tecklenburg-Limburg 29= 29. Magdalena of Neuenahr-Alpen 30= 30. Wolfgang Ernest I, Prince of Isenburg-Birstein 31= 31. Anna of Gleichen-Rembda