William VIII ruled the German Landgraviate Hesse-Kassel from 1730 until his death, first as regent and then as landgrave.
Portrait of William VIII with the Order of the White Eagle (1729)
Schloss Wilhelmsthal
Charles I of Hesse-Kassel
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Charles of Hesse-Kassel, member of the House of Hesse, was the Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel from 1670 to 1730.
William VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
…Hesse-Kassel from 1730 until his death, first as regent (1730–1751) and then as landgrave (1751–1760). Born in Kassel, he was the seventh son of Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel and Maria Amalia of Courland. After his elder brother Frederick became King of Sweden in 1720 and his father died in 1730, he became de facto ruler of…
lossy page 1 Karl, 1654 1730, lantgreve av Hessen Kassel Nationalmuseum 14690.tif