Prince Frederick William of Hesse-Kassel
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| Prince Frederick William | |
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| Langrave of Hesse-Kassel | |
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| Spouse | Grand Duchess Alexandra Nikolaevna of Russia Princess Anna of Prussia |
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| Prince William Prince Frederick William Elisabeth, Hereditary Princess of Anhalt Prince Alexander Prince Frederick Charles Princess Marie-Polyxene Princess Sybille |
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| Father | William, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel |
| Mother | Princess Louise Charlotte of Denmark |
| Born | 26 November 1820 |
| Died | 14 October 1884 (aged 63) |
Friedrich Wilhelm Georg Adolf, Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel (German: Friedrich Wilhelm Georg Adolf von Hessen-Kassel; 26 November 1820 – 14 October 1884) was the only son of Wilhelm I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel-Rumpenheim and Princess Louise Charlotte of Denmark.
He is important dynastically as a candidate for both the headship of the Hesse-Kassel dynasty (through his father) and for the Danish throne (through his mother).
[edit] Early life
He was born in Copenhagen, moved to Denmark at the age of three, and grew up there. He attended the university in Bonn, and then began a military career.
[edit] Family life
His first wife was Alexandra Nikolaevna of Russia (1825–1844), the daughter of Emperor Nicholas I of Russia and Charlotte of Prussia. They had one son, born three months prematurely, who died the day of his birth:
- Prince Wilhelm (1844–1844)
His second wife was Princess Anna of Prussia (1836–1918), the youngest daughter of Prince Charles of Prussia and Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. They had six children:
- Prince Frederick William III of Hesse (1854–1888); never married; died at sea on a voyage from Batavia to Singapore.
- Princess Elisabeth Alexandra Charlotte of Hesse (1861–1955); married Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt and had issue.
- Prince Alexander Frederick of Hesse (1863–1945); married Baroness Gisela Stockhorner von Starheim and had issue.
- Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse, King of Finland (1868–1940); married Princess Margaret of Prussia and had issue.
- Princess Marie-Polyxene of Hesse (1872–1882).
- Princess Sybille Marguerite of Hesse (1877–1925); married Baron Friedrich von Vincke (divorced 1923).
[edit] Ancestry
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