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Hedwig of Hesse-Kassel was a princess of Hesse-Kassel by birth and by marriage a Countess of Schaumburg.
House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. Cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg. Born: 19 December 1925Died: 6 February 1980. Royal titles. Preceded by Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia. Consort of the Head of the House of Hanover 30 January 1953 – 6 February 1980. Succeeded by Countess Monika zu Solms-Laubach.
Hedwig Sophia of Brandenburg was Landgravine consort of Hesse-Kassel by marriage to William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, and regent from 1663 until 1677 during the minority of her sons, William VII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel and Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel.
Frederick II ( German: Landgraf Friedrich II von Hessen-Kassel) (14 August 1720 – 31 October 1785) was Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) from 1760 to 1785. He ruled as an enlightened despot, and raised money by renting soldiers ( called "Hessians") to Great Britain to help fight the American Revolutionary War.
Engraving of Hedwig Sophia of Brandenburg, Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel. Bust length with hair in ringlets, pearl earrings and necklace, gown edged in lace, and ermine mantle. Within an oval border bearing Latin inscription, supported by allegorical figures of Prudence and Vigilance, with a crown above and coat of arms below.
Hedwig Sophia of Brandenburg (1623–1683) was Landgravine consort and Regent of Hesse-Kassel. Daughter of George William, Elector of Brandenburg and Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate , she married in 1649 to William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel .
Born in Kassel, he was the son of William V (whom he succeeded) and his wife Amalie Elisabeth, Gräfin of Hanau-Münzenberg (daughter of Philip Louis II of Hanau-Münzenberg and his wife Countess Catharina Belgica of Nassau ). His mother remained his guardian until he came of age. Despite Hesse-Kassel's defeat in the Thirty Years' War, William ...
