Prince Frederick William of Hesse-Kassel
Noble person
1820 – 1884
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Who was Prince Frederick William of Hesse-Kassel?
Friedrich Wilhelm Georg Adolf, Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel was the only son of Wilhelm I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel-Rumpenheim and Princess Louise Charlotte of Denmark.
He is important dynastically as a candidate for both the headship of the Hesse-Kassel dynasty and for the Danish throne.
When Frederick William, deposed Elector of Hesse died in 1875, his sons were excluded from succession, because of his morganatic marriage. It was Frederick William who succeeded him as titular Elector of Hesse.
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- Born
- Nov 26, 1820
Copenhagen - Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Princess Anna of Prussia
- Grand Duchess Alexandra Nikolaevna of Russia
(1844/01/28 - 1844/08/10)
- Children
- Nationality
- Germany
- Died
- Oct 14, 1884
Frankfurt
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on July 23, 2013
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