Agnes of Hesse-Kassel (14 May 1606 in
Kassel – 28 May 1650 in
Dessau) was a princess of
Hesse-Kassel
The Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel (german: Landgrafschaft Hessen-Kassel), spelled Hesse-Cassel during its entire existence, was a state in the Holy Roman Empire that was directly subject to the Emperor. The state was created in 1567 when the Lan ...
by birth and by marriage Princess of
Anhalt-Dessau
Anhalt-Dessau was a principality of the Holy Roman Empire and later a duchy of the German Confederation. Ruled by the House of Ascania, it was created in 1396 following the partition of the Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst, and finally merged into t ...
.
Life
Agnes was a daughter of Landgrave
Maurice of Hesse-Kassel
Maurice of Hesse-Kassel (german: Moritz; 25 May 1572 – 15 March 1632), also called Maurice the Learned or Moritz, was the Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) in the Holy Roman Empire from 1592 to 1627.
Life
Maurice was born in Kassel ...
(1572-1632) from his second marriage to
Juliane of Nassau-Siegen (1587-1643), the daughter of Count
John VII of Nassau-Siegen. She was raised together with her siblings. She spoke six languages and composed music.
On 18 May 1623 she married Prince
John Casimir of Anhalt-Dessau (1596-1660). During the
Thirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War was one of the longest and most destructive conflicts in European history, lasting from 1618 to 1648. Fought primarily in Central Europe, an estimated 4.5 to 8 million soldiers and civilians died as a result of battle ...
, she managed to soften the plight of Anhalt-Dessau by negotiating with the generals, both orally and in writing. She was considered a keen economist and mathematician. In 1645, she built a
fortified house
A fortified house or fortified mansion is a type of building which developed in Europe during the Middle Ages, generally with significant fortifications added.
United States
In the United States, historically a fortified house was often calle ...
in
Nischwitz, which was later developed into
Oranienbaum Castle.
Issue
From her marriage Agnes had the following children:
* Maurice (1624-1624)
* Dorothea (1625-1626)
* Juliane (1626-1652)
*
John George II (1627-1693), who was Prince of Anhalt-Dessau from 1660 to 1693
: married in 1659 to Princess
Henriette Catherine of Nassau
Henriette Catherine of Nassau (10 February 1637 – 5 November 1708) was princess consort of Anhalt-Dessau by marriage to John George II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, and regent of Anhalt-Dessau from 1693 to 1698 during the minority (and then the abse ...
(1637-1708)
*
Louise
Louise or Luise may refer to:
* Louise (given name)
Arts Songs
* "Louise" (Bonnie Tyler song), 2005
* "Louise" (The Human League song), 1984
* "Louise" (Jett Rebel song), 2013
* "Louise" (Maurice Chevalier song), 1929
*"Louise", by Clan of ...
(1631-1680)
: married in 1648 to Duke
Christian of Brzeg (1618-1672)
* Agnes (1644-1644)
References
*August B. Michaelis: ''Einleitung zu einer volständigen Geschichte der Chur- und Fürstlichen Häuser ...'', p. 624
Online*Christian August Wichmann: ''Geschichte berühmter Frauenzimmer'', p. 741
Online
German princesses
House of Ascania
House of Hesse
1606 births
1650 deaths
17th-century German people
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