Wilhelm VIII von Hessen-Kassel (landgraf von Hessen-Kassel)

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Personal and Family Information

Wilhelm was born on 10 MAR 1682 in Kassel, Hessen, Deutschland , the son of Karl von Hessen-Kassel and Maria Anna Amalia von Kurland.

He died on 01 FEB 1760 in Rinteln.

His wife was Dorothea Wilhelmine von Sachsen-Zeitz, who he married on 27 SEP 1717 in Zeitz. Their three known children were Karl (1718-1719), Friedrich II (1720-1785) and Maria Amalie (1721-1744).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)


 

Wilhelm VIII von Hessen-Kassel
(1682-1760)

 

Karl von Hessen-Kassel
(1654-1730)

 

Wilhelm VI von Hessen-Kassel
(1629-1663)

 

Wilhelm V von Hessen-Kassel
(1602-1637)

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Amalie Elisabeth von Hanau-Münzenberg
(1602-1651)

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Hedwig Sophie von Brandenburg
(1623-1683)

 

Georg Wilhelm von Brandenburg
(1595-1640)

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Elisabeth Charlotte von der Pfalz
(1597-1660)

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Maria Anna Amalia von Kurland
(1653-1711)

 

Jakob Kettler
(1610-1682)

 

Wilhelm von Kettler
(1574-1640)

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Sophie von Hohenzollern
(1582-1610)

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Luise Charlotte von Brandenburg
(1617-1676)

 

Georg Wilhelm von Brandenburg
(1595-1640)

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Elisabeth Charlotte von der Pfalz
(1597-1660)

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Events

EventDateDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Birth 10 MAR 1682
Place: Kassel, Hessen, Deutschland
Death 1 FEB 1760
Place: Rinteln

Attributes

AttributeDateDescriptionDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Nobility Title landgraf von Hessen-Kassel

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