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William II. William II (29 April 1469 – 11 July 1509) was Landgrave of Lower Hesse from 1493 and Landgrave of Upper Hesse after the death of his cousin, William III, Landgrave of Upper Hesse in 1500. This immediately sparked the War of the Katzenelnbogen Succession, in which William sought to enforce his claim on the County of Katzenelnbogen ...
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- Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel
The Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel was founded by William IV...
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Mother. Sophie Magdalene of Salm-Reifferscheid. William II, Landgrave of Hesse-Wanfried-Rheinfels (also known as William the Younger; born: 25 August 1671 in Langenschwalbach; died: 1 April 1731 in Paris, and also buried there) was a son of the Landgrave Charles of Hesse-Wanfried (1649–1711) and his first wife, Countess Sophie Magdalene of ...
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In 1500 reunited Hesse after the death of his cousin William II. 1500–1509: Landgraviate of Hesse: Regencies of the Estates of Hesse (1509-1514) and Anna of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1514-1518) After his death Hesse was divided between his legitimate sons. Philip I the Magnanimous: 13 November 1504: 1509–1567: 31 March 1567: Landgraviate of Hesse