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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 ...
Frederick I ( Swedish: Fredrik I; 28 April 1676 – 5 April 1751) was King of Sweden from 1720 until his death, having been prince consort of Sweden from 1718 to 1720, and was also Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel from 1730. He ascended the throne following the death of his brother-in-law absolutist Charles XII in the Great Northern War, and the ...
Wilhelm Böttner trained in Kassel with Johann Heinrich Tischbein the Elder, travelling during the 1770s to Paris and Rome, where he was inspired by the work of Raphael. He was invited back in 1781 by Frederick II of Hesse-Kassel, and after a further brief stay in Paris, he worked for the rest of his life in the service of the court in Kassel, enjoying great success as a portrait and history ...
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
Biography. Son of Landgrave Wilhelm VIII. Succeeded 1760. Married first Mary, daughter of George II of Great Britain, in 1740, and second Philippa, daughter of the Friedrich Wilhelm, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt, in 1773.
22 de jun. de 2022 · Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel Frederick II (de:Friedrich II. (Hessen-Kassel)) (14 August 1720 – 31 October 1785) was Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel from 1760 to 1785. In 1740 Frederick married Princess Mary of Great Britain, daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Caroline of Ansbach. They had four sons: William (born and died 1742)
Agnes of Solms-Laubach. Religion. Calvinism. William V ( German: Wilhelm) (13 February 1602 – 21 September 1637), a member of the House of Hesse, was Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel from 1627 to 1637. Having come to rule in unfavorable circumstances and in the midst of the Thirty Years' War, he continued to suffer losses of territory and wealth.
