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William VIII (10 March 1682 – 1 February 1760) ruled the German Landgraviate Hesse-Kassel from 1730 until his death, first as regent (1730–1751) and then as landgrave (1751–1760). Life. Born in Kassel, he was the seventh son of Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel and Maria Amalia of Courland.
William VIII (1682 – 1760) Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel. William VIII (1682 – 1760) Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, de facto ruler of Hesse-Kassel after 1730. Knight of the Order of the White Eagle. Married Dorothea Wilhelmina (1691 –1743) daughter of Maurice William, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz.
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 .
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 Landgraviate of Hesse-Marburg from his childless uncle, Louis IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Marburg (1537–1604).
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Apr 27, 2022 · Death: February 01, 1760 (77) Rinteln, Schaumburg-Lippe, Deutschland (HRR) Place of Burial: Kassel, Hessen-Nassau, Deutschland (HRR) Immediate Family: Son of Charles I landgrave of Hesse-Kassel and Prinzessin Maria Amalia von Kurland, Landgräfin von Hessen-Kassel. Husband of Dorothea Wilhelmine Caroline von Sachsen-Zeitz, Landgräfin zu Hessen ...
- Kassel, Hessen-Nassau
- March 10, 1682
- Hessen-Nassau
- February 1, 1760
Hesse-Kassel under the regency of his brother, William, later Landgrave William VIII. William VIII (Wilhelm VIII) 25 March 1751-1 February 1760) brother of Frederick I; already regent from 1730. Frederick II (Friedrich II) 1 February 1760-31 October 1785.
Category:William VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel. Category. : William VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel. William VIII (March 10, 1682 - February 1, 1760) was Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel from 1751 until his death.
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