Wilhelm of Hesse
Wilhelm von Hessen (born December 24, 1787 in Biebrich , † September 5, 1867 in Copenhagen ) was titular Landgrave of Hessen-Kassel from the Hesse-Rumpenheim sideline and governor of Copenhagen .
Life
Wilhelm was the eldest son of the titular Landgrave Friedrich III. von Hessen-Kassel-Rumpenheim (1747–1837) from his marriage to Karoline Polyxene von Nassau-Usingen (1762–1823), daughter of Prince Karl Wilhelm von Nassau-Usingen.
In 1837, the prince inherited the title of landgrave from his father and, together with his siblings, he inherited Rumpenheim Castle . According to the regulations of his father, the tradition of the “Rumpenheimer Family Days” began under Wilhelm, at which the family met every two years for a meeting at the castle. This became important because a large part of the European monarchs of the 19th and 20th centuries were among Wilhelm's descendants.
Wilhelm was initially Kurhessischer Infantry General and owner of the second Hessian Infantry Regiment, later General à la suite in Danish services and governor of Copenhagen. After the unsuitable descendants of Elector Friedrich Wilhelm I were excluded from the succession in Hessen-Kassel, Wilhelm became presumptive heir to the throne in Hessen-Kassel.
progeny
On November 10, 1810, Wilhelm married Princess Louise Charlotte of Denmark (1789–1864), daughter of the Danish Hereditary Prince Friedrich, at Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen . The marriage had six children:
- Karoline (1811-1829)
- Marie (1814–1895)
- ⚭ 1832 Prince Friedrich August von Anhalt-Dessau (1799–1864)
- Luise (1817–1898)
- ⚭ 1842 Duke Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1818–1906), later King Christian IX. from Denmark
- Friedrich Wilhelm (1820–1884), Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel-Rumpenheim
- ⚭ 1. 1844 Grand Duchess Alexandra of Russia (1825–1844)
- ⚭ 2. 1853 Princess Anna of Prussia (1836–1918)
- Auguste (1823-1889)
- ⚭ 1854 Baron Carl Frederik von Blixen-Finecke (1822–1873)
- Sophie (* / † 1827)
ancestors
| Wilhelm VIII. Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (1682–1760) | |||||||||||||
| Friedrich II. Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (1720–1785) | |||||||||||||
| Dorothea Wilhelmine of Saxony-Zeitz (1691–1743) | |||||||||||||
| Friedrich of Hessen-Kassel-Rumpenheim (1747–1837) | |||||||||||||
| George II King of Great Britain (1683–1760) | |||||||||||||
| Mary of Great Britain (1723–1772) | |||||||||||||
| Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1683–1737) | |||||||||||||
| Wilhelm titular Landgrave of Hessen-Kassel-Rumpenheim | |||||||||||||
| Karl von Nassau-Usingen (1712–1775) | |||||||||||||
| Karl Wilhelm von Nassau-Usingen (1735–1803) | |||||||||||||
| Christine Wilhelmine Duchess of Saxony-Eisenach (1711–1740) | |||||||||||||
| Karoline Polyxene of Nassau-Usingen (1762–1823) | |||||||||||||
| Christian Karl Reinhard von Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg (1695–1766) | |||||||||||||
| Karoline Felicitas of Leiningen-Langsberg-Heidesheim (1734–1810) | |||||||||||||
| Katharina Polyxena von Solms-Rödelheim (1702–1765) | |||||||||||||
See also
literature
- Carl Eduard Vehse: History of the courtyards in the houses of Baiern, Würtemberg, Baden and Hesse. Hoffman and Campe, 1853
- Carl Eduard Vehse: History of the German Courts since the Reformation. P. 192
Web links
- Hessen-Kassel, Wilhelm Landgrave of. Hessian biography. (As of February 29, 2020). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Hessen, Wilhelm von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wilhelm X .; Hessen-Kassel, Wilhelm von; Hessen-Kassel-Rumpenheim, Wilhelm von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Governor of Copenhagen and Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel zu Rumpenheim |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 24, 1787 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wiesbaden-Biebrich |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 5, 1867 |
| Place of death | Copenhagen |