Georg of Hessen-Kassel (1691–1755)
Georg Karl von Hessen-Kassel (born January 8, 1691 in Kassel ; † March 5, 1755 ibid) was a prince of Hessen-Kassel , as well as a Prussian , Swedish , imperial and Hessian general .
Life
Georg was the tenth and youngest son of Landgrave Karl von Hessen-Kassel (1654–1730) from his marriage to Marie Amalia (1653–1711), daughter of Duke Jakob Kettler of Courland . To provide for him, he received the estate of Waltersbrück and Völkershausen .
He received his military training under King Friedrich Wilhelm I of Prussia . On January 11, 1714 he became Prussian general wagon master and in 1723 Prussian lieutenant general and governor of Minden . He left the Prussian service in 1730 and was later a Swedish lieutenant field marshal , general of the Hessian troops and imperial lieutenant general.
In 1734 he received the village and court of Waltersbrück (with Schlierbach , Bischhausen , Dorheim and the Gerzhausen desert ) to provide for him.
He was probably very close to his older brother, King Frederick of Sweden , because he visited him several times in Stockholm . This appointed him on January 13, 1731 to the Swedish lieutenant general. On December 20, 1734, he became Imperial Feldzeugmeister. His brother, Landgrave Wilhelm VIII of Hessen-Kassel , appointed him Field Marshal General on August 12, 1741.
Georg died unmarried and childless.
ancestors
| Wilhelm V Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (1602–1637) | |||||||||||||
| William VI. Landgrave of Hessen-Kassel (1629–1663) | |||||||||||||
| Amalie Elisabeth von Hanau-Münzenberg (1602–1651) | |||||||||||||
| Karl Landgrave of Hessen-Kassel (1654–1730) | |||||||||||||
| Georg Wilhelm Elector of Brandenburg (1595–1640) | |||||||||||||
| Hedwig Sophie of Brandenburg (1623–1683) | |||||||||||||
| Elisabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate (1597–1660) | |||||||||||||
| George of Hessen-Kassel | |||||||||||||
| Wilhelm Kettler Duke of Courland (1574–1640) | |||||||||||||
| Jakob Kettler Duke of Courland (1610–1682) | |||||||||||||
| Sophie of Prussia (1582–1610) | |||||||||||||
| Amalia of Courland (1653-1711) | |||||||||||||
| Georg Wilhelm Elector of Brandenburg (1595–1640) | |||||||||||||
| Luise Charlotte of Brandenburg (1617–1676) | |||||||||||||
| Elisabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate | |||||||||||||
Note: Due to family marriages, the Brandenburg Elector Georg Wilhelm and his wife Elisabeth Charlotte are Georg's two-time great-grandparents.
literature
- Hans Philippi : The Landgraviate of Hessen-Kassel 1648 - 1806 = Publications of the Historical Commission for Hesse 46 = Kleine Schriften 8, Marburg 2007, p. 44. ISBN 978-3-7708-1303-2
Web links
- Hessen-Kassel, Georg Landgrave of. Hessian biography. (As of January 22, 2020). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
Footnotes
- ^ Wilhelm Bach: Historical news of the courts and the parish Jesberg in the Electorate of Hesse. Kassel, 1828, p. 52
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hessen-Kassel, Georg von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hessen-Kassel, Georg Karl von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prince of Hessen-Kassel and Prussian, Swedish, Imperial and Hessian general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 8, 1691 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | kassel |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 5, 1755 |
| Place of death | kassel |