Charles II of Hesse-Philippsthal (22 May 1803 in Philippsthal â 12 February 1868 in Philippsthal) was a member of the House of Hesse and was Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal from 1849 until 1866.
Charles was a son of Landgrave Ernest Constantine of Hesse-Philippsthal (1771âÂÂ1849) from his marriage to Louise (1775âÂÂ1808), daughter of Prince Charles Frederick of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt.
Charles succeeded his father as the Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal in 1849, after his older brother Ferdinand had died in 1839. Charles served as a Major General ÃÂ la suite in the army of the Electorate of Hesse. After the War of 1866, Prussia annexed, among others, the Electorate of Hesse and Hesse-Philippsthal.
Charles married on 9 October 1845 in Pokój with Marie (1818âÂÂ1888), a daughter of Duke Eugen of Württemberg (1788âÂÂ1857), with whom he had two children: