Prince William of Hesse-Kassel
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| Landgrave William | |
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| Landgrave William of Hesse-Kassel | |
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| Spouse | Princess Louise Charlotte of Denmark |
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| Karoline Friederike Marie of Hesse-Kassel Marie Luise Charlotte, Princess Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau Louise, Queen of Denmark Friedrich Wilhelm Auguste Sophie Friederike of Hesse-Kassel Sophie Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel |
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| House | House of Hesse-Kassel |
| Father | Landgrave Frederick of Hesse-Cassel |
| Mother | Princess Caroline of Nassau-Usingen |
| Born | 24 December 1787 |
| Died | 5 September 1867 |
Landgrave William of Hesse-Kassel (24 December 1787, Biebrich – 5 September 1867, Copenhagen), son of Landgrave Frederick of Hesse-Cassel and Princess Caroline of Nassau-Usingen.
His paternal grandparents were Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) and Princess Mary of Great Britain.
His maternal grandparents were Karl Wilhelm, Prince of Nassau-Usingen and Caroline Felizitas of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg
[edit] Marriage and children
On 10 November 1810, William was married in Amalienborg Palace to Princess Louise Charlotte of Denmark (1789–1864) daughter of Hereditary Prince Frederick of Denmark and Norway (1753–1805) and Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1758–1794).
Children of marriage:
- Karoline Friederike Marie of Hesse-Kassel (15 August 1811 - 10 May 1829).
- Marie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel (9 May 1814 - 28 July 1895). Married Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau.
- Louise of Hesse (7 September 1817- 29 September 1898). Married King Christian IX of Denmark.
- Friedrich Wilhelm (26 November 1820 - 14 October 1884). Head of House of Hesse-Kassel. Married first Grand Duchess Alexandra Nikolaievna of Russia, a daughter of Nicholas I of Russia and Charlotte of Prussia, and second Anna of Prussia.
- Auguste Sophie Friederike of Hesse-Kassel (30 October 1823 - 17 July 1899. Married Baron Carl Frederik von Blixen-Finecke, Lord of Näsbyholm.
- Sophie Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel (18 January - 20 December 1827).
[edit] Ancestry
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