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Hesse-Rheinfels (whose line became extinct in 1583, and was then incorporated into Hesse-Kassel) to Philip II; the Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt (known as the Grand Duchy of Hesse from 1806 and the People's State of Hesse from 1918) to George I.
The Hessian landgraviate, a precarious political amalgam in the west central part of the Holy Roman Empire, exemplified the changing fortunes of German territorial organization over the early modern period. Source for information on Hesse, Landgraviate of: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World dictionary.
- King of Sweden 1720-1751
- 1866 Annexed by Prussia
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William IV (1532 – 1592) Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
1. William IV (1532 – 1592) Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, eldest son of Philip “the Magnanimous” (1504-1567) Landgrave of Hesse. Married Sabine of Württemberg (1549 – 1581) daughter of Christopher, Duke of Württemberg
Maurice (1572 – 1632) Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
1. Maurice (1572 – 1632) Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel.Married firstly Agnes of Solms-Laubach (1578 –1602) daughter of Count John George of Solms-Laubach and secondly Juliane of Nassau--Siegen (1587 – 1643) daughter of John VII, Count of Nassau-Siegen.
William V (1602 – 1637) Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
1. William V (1602 – 1637) Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel. Married Amalie Elisabeth of Hanau-Münzenberg (1602–1651) daughter of Philip Louis II, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg.
William I (1743 – 1821) Elector of Hesse
1. William I (IX) (1743 – 1821) Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel and Elector of Hesse from 1803 to 1806 and from 1813.1806 annexed by the Kingdom of Westphalia, 1813 restored. Grandmaster of the House-order of the Golden Lion. Grandmaster of the Pour la vertu militaire. Founder and Grandmaster of the Order of the Iron Helmet in 1814. Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle. Knight of the Order of the White Elephant. Knight of the Garter. Married Princess Wilhelmina Caroline of Denmark and Norway (174...
William II (1777 – 1847) Elector of Hesse
1. William II (1777 – 1847) Elector of Hesse. Grandmaster of the House-order of the Golden Lion. Grandmaster of the Pour la vertu militaire. Grandmaster of the Order of the Iron Helmet. Knight of the Order of St. Andrew. Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle. Knight of the White Elephant. Married firstly Princess Augusta of Prussia (1780 – 1841) daughter of Frederick William II, King of Prussia, secondly morganatically Emilie Ortlöpp (1791–1843)created Countess of Reichenbach-Lessonitz in 18...
Frederick William I (1802 – 1875) Elector of Hesse
1. Frederick William I (1802 – 1875) Elector of Hesse until 1866. Grandmaster of the House-order of the Golden Lion. Grandmaster of the Pour la vertu militaire. Grandmaster of the Order of the Iron Helmet. Knight of the Order of St. Andrew. Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle. Married morganatically Gertrude Falkenstein (1803 – 1882) created Countess of Schaumburg in 1831 and Princess of Hanau and to Horowitz in 1853, daughter of Johann Gottfried Falkenstein. Their sons were Counts von Sch...
Frederick (1747 – 1837) Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel-Rumpenheim
1. Frederick (1747 – 1837) Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel-Rumpenheim, younger son of Frederick II (1720 – 1785) Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel. Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim. Knight of the House-order of the Golden Lion. Knight of the Pour la vertu militaire. Knight of the Royal Guelphic Order. Knight of the Order of Philip the Magnanimous.Married Princess Caroline of Nassau-Usingen (1762 – 1823) daughter of Karl Wilhelm, Prince of Nassau-Usingen
Wilhelm I (1787–1867) Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel-Rumpenheim
1. Wilhelm I (1787–1867) Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel-Rumpenheim.Knight of the White Elephant. Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog.Married Princess Louise Charlotte of Denmark (1789–1864) daughter of Hereditary Prince Frederick of Denmark and Norway.
Frederick William (II) (1820 – 1884) Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
1. Frederick William (II) (1820 – 1884) Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel. Succeeded, as titular Prince-elector of Hesse after the death of Frederick William I (1802 – 1875) Elector of Hesse. Knight of the White Elephant. Knight of the Order of St.Andrew. Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle. Knight of the Order of the Seraphim. 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 Ch...
The Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel, spelled Hesse-Cassel during its entire existence, also known as the Hessian Palatinate, was a state of the Holy Roman Empire. The state was created in 1567 when the Landgraviate of Hesse was divided upon the death of Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse.
Hesse-Kassel expanded in 1604 when Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel inherited the Landgraviate of Hesse-Marburg from his childless uncle, Louis IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Marburg (1537–1604). Thirty Years' War. In 1605, Maurice became Calvinist and entered the Thirty Years' War on the Protestant side.
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. Life. Landgrave.
Apr 16, 2024 · 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.
