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
Princess Wilhelmina Caroline of Denmark and Norway, was the Landgravine consort of Hesse-Kassel and later the Electress of Hesse-Kassel by marriage to William I, Elector of Hesse.
William I, Elector of Hesse
…they lived with Mary's sister, Louise of Great Britain, and her family; Louise died in 1751. On 1 September 1764, William married his first cousin, Wilhelmina Caroline of Denmark and Norway (1747–1820), who was the second surviving daughter of Frederick V of Denmark and Norway. They married at Christiansborg Palace and resided for two…
Portrait by Johann Heinrich Tischbein
Princess Wilhelmina Caroline of Denmark