William I, Elector of Hesse
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William I, Elector of Hesse was the eldest surviving son of Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel and Princess Mary of Great Britain, the daughter of George II.
Portrait by Wilhelm Böttner, c. 1795
His wife, Princess Wilhelmina Caroline, c. 1765
Portrait of William as Hereditary Prince of Hesse-Kassel, c. 1765
Wilhelm I, his wife, Wilhelmine Caroline and their surviving children: Wilhelm, Marie Friederike and Karoline Amalie
Frederick II of Hesse-Kassel
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Frederick II was Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel from 1760 to 1785. He ruled as an enlightened despot, and raised money by renting soldiers to Great Britain to help fight the American Revolutionary War. He
William I, Elector of Hesse
…William I, Elector of Hesse (German: Wilhelm I., Kurfürst von Hessen; 3 June 1743 – 27 February 1821) was the eldest surviving son of Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) and Princess Mary of Great Britain, the daughter of George II. Prince William was born on 3 June 1743 in Kassel, capital of the…
Portrait by Johann Heinrich Tischbein