The Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld family

You are right. It was Prince Frederick of Saxe-Altenburg and another supporter Princess Marianne of Hesse-Philippsthal.

Princess Marianne was Princess von Hessen-Philippsthal-Barchfeld,born Princess of Prussia since Hessen-Philippsthal branch died out...she was married to Prince and Landgraf Wilhelm who got killed in Russia during WW II...

Yes...That is why I thought that line died out...

Well,there were 2 branches...Hessen-Philippsthal died out but Hessen-Philippsthal-Barchfeld didn't and they married almost equal every time...Marianne's descendants married nobles like Oda-Mathilde von Garmissen,Alexandra von Kaufman,Countess Monika Strachwitz von Groß-Zauche u.Camminetz,Felix von Saucken...

Here's a photo of Luise, a rare one as any of her images.

Due to the dress-style that's the middle of the 1870s.

http://www.bildarchivaustria.at/Pages/ImageDetail.aspx?p_iBildID=12361940

Marc,

Some jewels certainly existed but which ones? While browsing the pictures of the House of Lippe-Biesterfeld I came across images of Furst Leopold IV and his 1st wife Princess Bertha of Hesse-Philipstahl. I don't know if her jewels were of the Hesse origin in these pitures but who knows. Possibly some expert on jewels sooner or later will give us an answer : )

Furstin Bertha




This one  is from royaltyguide.nl

http://www.royaltyguide.nl/images-families/hessen/hessenphilippsthal2/1874%20Bertha-02.jpg

With her husband



The whole family

You have found more of her jewels of her than I thought she had-thanks...though question about the jewels...I assume some of them could ave been wedding gifts from her Hesse family and some of them must have been surely the property of the House of Lippe-Biesterfeld,since I have seen pictures of Leopold's second wife Anna wearing the same tiara Bertha has in the second and third picture ...if anyone has more info-new findings would be great as we know almost nothing about jewels of this still existing branch of the Hesse family!

Prince Chlodwig von Hessen-Philippsthal-Barchfeld who married Princess von Solms-Hohensolms-Lich:




And his half-brother Prince Christian von Hessen-Philippsthal-Barchfeld who married morganaticly:

Anymore pics of their families and details of the lives of these two princes ? 

Svetabel posted a wedding picture of Landgrave Wilhelm von H-P-Barchfeld(Chlodwig's son) and Princess Marianne of Prussia on another thread,just scroll down:

http://forum.alexanderpalace.org/index.php?topic=6812.15

One more portrait of Furstin Bertha

It seems you really know how to find a rare picture... if you find some more,please post ;-)

I've dug out some more of the Barchfeld family.

Marc, hope these ones are new to you))



Prince Chlodwig



His children. From l.to r.: Alexander Ferdinand, Irene, Ernst Luwdig, Wilhelm.

Svetabel,you just know how to surprise me

Yes,I have never seen them before...I just like this branch of family as it seems forgotten and in the shadow of other Hessen branch...

There is this site by Prince Alexis von Hessen-Philippsthal-Barchfeld:

http://schlossaugustenau.com/

It is about Castle Augustenau owned by this branch and there is a section where he writes a little about his family with a few small photos...