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Hedwig of Hesse-Kassel (born 30 June 1569 in Kassel; died: 7 July 1644 in Hagen) was a princess of Hesse-Kassel by birth and by marriage a Countess of Schaumburg. Life. Hedwig was a daughter of Landgrave William IV of Hesse-Kassel (1532–1592) from his marriage to Sabine (1549–1581), a daughter of Duke Christopher of Württemberg.
- 30 June 1569, Kassel
- William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
- 7 July 1644 (aged 75), Hagen
- Sabine of Württemberg
Henry I of Hesse was raised to princely status by King Adolf of Germany in 1292. Landgraves of Hesse. House of Hesse. Partitions of Hesse under Hesse family. Table of monarchs. Heads of the non-reigning House of Hesse. Hesse-Kassel since 1866. Friedrich Wilhelm I, the former Elector, titular Landgrave 1866–75 (1802–1875)
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William was born in Kassel, the eldest son of Landgrave Philip the Magnanimous and Christine of Saxony. After his father's death in 1567, the Landgraviate of Hesse was divided among the four sons from the late Landgrave of Hesse's first marriage, and William received the portion around the capital Kassel, the Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel. William took a leading part in safeguarding the Lutheran Reformation, and was indefatigable in his endeavours to unite the different sections of Protestanti...
William is most notable for his patronage of the arts and sciences. As a youth he had cultivated close connections with scholars and as a ruler he kept up this connection. His interest in astronomy may have been inspired by Petrus Apianus's Astronomicum Caesareum. William was a pioneer in astronomical research, and perhaps owes his most lasting fam...
William was married to Sabine of Württemberg, daughter of Christoph, Duke of Württemberg. They had the following children: 1. Anna Maria of Hesse-Kassel (27 January 1567 – 21 November 1626), married on 8 June 1589 to Louis II, Count of Nassau-Weilburg 2. Hedwig of Hesse-Kassel (30 June 1569 – 7 July 1644), married on 11 September 1597 to Ernst of S...
Hedwig of Hesse-Kassel (born 30 June 1569 in Kassel; died: 7 July 1644 in Hagen) was a princess of Hesse-Kassel by birth and by marriage a Countess of Schaumburg. Life. Hedwig was a daughter of Landgrave William IV of Hesse-Kassel (1532–1592) from his marriage to Sabine (1549–1581), a daughter of Duke Christopher of Württemberg.
Hedwig of Hesse-Kassel was a princess of Hesse-Kassel by birth and by marriage a Countess of Schaumburg.
Wikipedia. Date of birth. 30 June 1569 (statement with Gregorian date earlier than 1584) Kassel. Date of death. 7 July 1644 Stadthagen. Occupation. aristocrat. Noble title. count. princess. Family. House of Hesse. Father. William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel. Mother. Duchess Sabine of Württemberg. Sibling. Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel.
DBpedia resource is: http://dbpedia.org/resource/Hedwig_of_Hesse-Kassel. Abstract is: Hedwig of Hesse-Kassel (born 30 June 1569 in Kassel; died: 7 July 1644 in Hagen) was a princess of Hesse-Kassel by birth and by marriage a Countess of Schaumburg.
