Wilhelm VII (Hessen-Kassel)
Wilhelm VII of Hessen-Kassel (born June 21, 1651 in Kassel , † November 21, 1670 in Paris ) was Landgrave of Hessen-Kassel .
Life
Wilhelm was the eldest son of Landgrave Wilhelm VI. from Hessen-Kassel from the House of Hessen . After his father's death in 1663 his mother took Hedwig Sophie of Brandenburg for the more minor the guardianship . It also determined the politics of the Landgraviate.
When Landgrave Wilhelm came of age , he was betrothed to Amalia von Kurland , daughter of Duke Jakob von Kurland . She was a cousin of Wilhelm VII, the mothers were sisters. Almost at the same time he set out on a grand tour of the Netherlands , England and France . In Paris he fell seriously ill with "a fever " and died. The French doctors had literally cured the 19-year-old to death with laxatives and emetics, bloodletting and enema. (Source?)
He was buried in the Martinskirche in Kassel . His fiancée was married to his younger brother and successor, Landgrave Karl .
ancestors
| Moritz Landgrave of Hessen-Kassel (1572–1632) | |||||||||||||
| Wilhelm V Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (1602–1637) | |||||||||||||
| Agnes zu Solms-Laubach (1578–1602) | |||||||||||||
| William VI. Landgrave of Hessen-Kassel (1629–1663) | |||||||||||||
| Philipp Ludwig II of Hanau-Münzenberg (1576–1612) | |||||||||||||
| Amalie Elisabeth von Hanau-Münzenberg (1602–1651) | |||||||||||||
| Katharina Belgica of Orange-Nassau (1578–1648) | |||||||||||||
| Wilhelm VII Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel | |||||||||||||
| Johann Sigismund Elector of Brandenburg , (1572–1620) | |||||||||||||
| Georg Wilhelm Elector of Brandenburg (1595–1640) | |||||||||||||
| Anna of Prussia (1576–1625) | |||||||||||||
| Hedwig Sophie of Brandenburg (1623–1683) | |||||||||||||
| Friedrich IV. Elector of the Palatinate (1574–1610) | |||||||||||||
| Elisabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate (1597–1660) | |||||||||||||
| Luise Juliana of Orange-Nassau (1576–1644) | |||||||||||||
literature
- Hans Philippi: The Landgraviate of Hessen-Kassel 1648–1806 , publications of the Historical Commission for Hessen 46 = Kleine Schriften 8, Marburg 2007.
- Franz Carl Theodor Piderit: History of the capital and residence city of Kassel p. 239
- Kaspar Nöding: Statistics, topography and history of the landgrave and elector ... p. 222 f.
Web link
- Hessen-Kassel, Wilhelm VII Landgrave of. Hessian biography. (As of February 29, 2020). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| William VI. |
Landgrave of Hessen-Kassel 1663–1670 |
Karl |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | William VII |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wilhelm VII of Hessen-Kassel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German nobleman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 21, 1651 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | kassel |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 21, 1670 |
| Place of death | Paris |