Frederick William III, Landgrave of Hesse

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Frederick William III of Hesse
Born(1854-10-15)15 October 1854
Copenhagen
Died14 October 1888(1888-10-14) (aged 33)
at sea between Batavia and Singapore
Noble familyHouse of Hesse
FatherFrederick William of Hesse
MotherPrincess Anna of Prussia

Frederick William (III) Nicholas Charles of Hesse-Kassel (born 15 October 1854 in Copenhagen – died: 14 October 1888 at sea between Batavia and Singapore) was (titular) Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel.

He was the eldest son of Frederick William George Adolph of Hesse-Kassel-Rumpenheim and his second wife Princess Anna of Prussia. Like his father he was raised in Denmark. His father died in 1884 and he inherited the title of Landgrave. He died on 14 October 1888 during a trip from Batavia to Singapore by falling overboard. He was not married and had no children. He was succeeded by his brother.

Ancestors

Family of Frederick William III, Landgrave of Hesse
16. Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
8. Prince Frederick of Hesse-Kassel
17. Princess Mary of Great Britain
4. Prince William of Hesse-Kassel
18. Charles William, Prince of Nassau-Usingen
9. Princess Caroline of Nassau-Usingen
19. Countess Caroline Felizitas of Leiningen-Dagsburg
2. Prince Frederick William of Hesse-Kassel
20. Frederick V of Denmark
10. Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark and Norway
21. Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
5. Princess Louise Charlotte of Denmark
22. Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
11. Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
23. Princess Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
1. Frederick William III of Hesse
24. Frederick William II of Prussia
12. Frederick William III of Prussia
25. Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt
6. Prince Charles of Prussia
26. Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
13. Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
27. Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt
3. Princess Anna of Prussia
28. Charles Augustus, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
14. Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
29. Princess Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt
7. Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
30. Paul I of Russia
15. Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia
31. Sophie Dorothea of Württemburg
Titles in pretence
Preceded by — TITULAR —
Elector of Hesse
1884–1888 		Succeeded by


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