Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg

Polyxena of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg
Portrait by Maria Giovanna Clementi, c. 1728–1730
Queen consort of Sardinia
Tenure3 September 1730 – 13 January 1735
Born(1706-09-21)21 September 1706
Langenschwalbach, Hesse
Died13 January 1735(1735-01-13) (aged 28)
Royal Palace of Turin
Burial1786
SpouseCharles Emmanuel III of Sardinia
IssueVictor Amadeus III, King of Sardinia
Princess Eleonora
Princess Maria Luisa
Princess Maria Felicita
Prince Emanuele Filiberto
Carlo, Duke of Chablais
Names
Polyxena Christina Johanna
HouseHesse-Rotenburg
FatherErnest Leopold, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg[1]
MotherCountess Eleonore of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort[2]

Princess Polyxena of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg (Polyxena Christina Johanna; 21 September 1706 – 13 January 1735) was the second wife of Charles Emmanuel, Prince of Piedmont whom she married in 1724. The mother of the future Victor Amadeus III, she was Queen of Sardinia from 1730 until her death in 1735.[3]

  1. ^ Huberty 1976, pp. 108, 153–154.
  2. ^ Huberty 1976, pp. 108.
  3. ^ Huberty 1976, pp. 108, 129, 146–147, 153–154.

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