Frederick William I was, between 1847 and 1866, the last Prince-elector of Hesse-Kassel.
Portrait c. 1840–1850
Coin of Frederick William
Princess Augusta of Prussia
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Augusta of Prussia was a German salonist, painter, and Electress consort of Hesse by marriage to William II, Elector of Hesse. She was the third daughter and fifth child of Frederick William II of Pru
Frederick William, Elector of Hesse
…of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel). He was born at Hanau on 20 August 1802. He was the son of Prince William, later William II, Elector of Hesse, and Princess Augusta of Prussia, daughter of King Frederick William II of Prussia. During the French occupation of Hesse-Kassel from 1806 to 1813, he stayed with his mother in Berlin…
Portrait by Friedrich Bury