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Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (25 May 1572 – 15 March 1632), succeeded as landgrave on William IV's death in 1592. In addition William had a few illegitimate children. Most significant and favored among these was Philipp von Cornberg (1553–1616), William's son by Elisabeth Wallenstein. Philipp was ennobled by his father and became the ...
Apr 16, 2024 · Aug. 25, 1592, Kassel (aged 60) William IV (born June 24, 1532, Kassel, Hesse-Kassel—died Aug. 25, 1592, Kassel) was the landgrave (or count) of Hesse-Kassel from 1567 who was called “the Wise” because of his accomplishments in political economy and the natural sciences. The son of the landgrave Philip the Magnanimous, he participated ...
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The Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel was founded by William IV the Wise, the eldest son of Philip I. On his father's death in 1567, the Landgraviate of Hesse was divided into four parts. William IV received about half of the territory, with Kassel as his capital. Hesse-Kassel expanded in 1604 when Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel inherited the ...
Married firstly Alexandra Nikolaevna of Russia (1825–1844) daughter of Nicholas I, Emperor of Russia and secondly Princess Anna of Prussia (1836–1918) daughter of Prince Charles of Prussia. Frederick William (III) (1854 – 1888) Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel. Alexander Friedrich (1863–1945) Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel 1888–1925 abdicated.
William IV of Hesse-Kassel (24 June 1532 – 25 August 1592), also called William the Wise, was the first Landgrave of the Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel). He was the founder of the oldest line, which survives to this day. William IV. Portrait by Kaspar van der Borcht, 1577. Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel. Reign.
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Hesse-Kassel, former landgraviate of Germany, formed in 1567 in the division of old Hesse. In 1567 Hesse was partitioned among four sons of Landgrave Philip the Magnanimous, Hesse-Kassel going to William IV the Wise. Hesse-Kassel was the largest, most important, and most northerly of the four Hesse.
Engraving of William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel. Whole length with short hair, beard, open ruff, and doublet. The Landgrave is pictured standing with left hand resting on a table beside a brimmed hat. With columns and drapery behind and with a view of a garden in the background. For a corresponding portrait of his consort, Sabine of Württemberg, Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel, see RCIN 610690 ...
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