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Prince William of Hesse-Kassel (24 December 1787 – 5 September 1867) was the first son of Prince Frederick of Hesse-Kassel and Princess Caroline of Nassau-Usingen. He was titular Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel-(Rumpenheim) and for many years heir presumptive to the throne of Hesse-Kassel.
- Prince Frederick of Hesse-Kassel
Prince Frederick of Hesse-Kassel (11 September 1747 – 20 May...
- Princess Louise Charlotte of Denmark
Princess Louise Charlotte of Denmark (Danish: Charlotte af...
- Princess Caroline of Nassau-Usingen
Early life. Caroline was born at Biebrich, Nassau-Usingen...
- Frederick William Ii, Landgrave of Hesse
Prince Frederick William of Hesse-Kassel. Frederick William...
- Princess Marie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel
Family. Marie Luise Charlotte was the second child and...
- Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Prince Christian Frederick (18 September 1786 - 20 January...
- Prince Frederick of Hesse-Kassel
William I, Elector of Hesse (German: Wilhelm I., Kurfürst von Hessen; 3 June 1743 – 27 February 1821) was the eldest surviving son of Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) and Princess Mary of Great Britain, the daughter of George II .
- 31 October 1785 –, 27 February 1821
- William II
Apr 26, 2022 · May 1, 1868. Birth of Prince Friedrich Karl Ludwig Konstantin von... Panker, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Genealogy for Friedrich Vilhelm Georg Adolf von Hessen-Kassel (Lothringen Brabant), Landgraf (1820 - 1884) family tree on Geni, with over 255 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
- Kassel, Hessen
- November 26, 1820
- "Prins"
- Kassel, Hessen, Deutschland (DB)
Philip 1663–1721 son of William VI. Charles (Karl) I 1721–1770. William (Wilhelm) 1770–1806 (died 1810) 1806 annexed by the Kingdom of Westphalia. 1813 restored under the supremacy of the Elector of Hesse. Louis (Ludwig) 1813–1816. Ernst Constantine 1816–1849. Charles II (Karl, 1849–1866 1866 annexed by Prussia.
By 1940, the head of the house of Hesse-Kassel was Prince Philipp von Hessen, who was considered by some to be part of Hitler’s inner circle. It is nearly impossible to write about any royal family in Europe after 1900 without circling back to Queen Victoria of England. World War I was, at some level, a battle fought between cousins.
Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel since 1785 as William IX. Prince Elector of Hesse from 1803 as William I. In 1806 his electorate became part of the Kingdom of Westphalia under the rule of Jérôme Bonaparte, Napoleon's brother. In exile in Denmark. Restored in 1813 and ruled til his death.