Prince William of Hesse-Kassel (24 December 1787 – 5 September 1867) was the first son of
Prince Frederick of Hesse-Kassel and
Princess Caroline of Nassau-Usingen.
Marriage and children
On 10 November 1810, William was married in
Amalienborg Palace to
Princess Louise Charlotte of Denmark
Princess Louise Charlotte of Denmark ( da, Charlotte af Danmark; 30 October 1789 – 28 March 1864) was a Danish princess, and a princess of Hesse-Kassel by marriage to Prince William of Hesse-Kassel.
Princess Charlotte was a significant figu ...
(1789–1864) daughter of
Hereditary Prince Frederick of Denmark and Norway (1753–1805) and
Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1758–1794).
Children of marriage:
* Karoline Friederike Marie of Hesse-Kassel (15 August 1811 – 10 May 1829).
*
Princess Marie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel (9 May 1814 – 28 July 1895). Married Prince
Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau
Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau (german: Friedrich August von Anhalt-Dessau) (23 September 1799 – 4 December 1864), was a German prince of the House of Ascania from the Anhalt-Dessau branch.
Birth and family
Frederick was born in Dessau on ...
.
*
Louise of Hesse-Kassel (7 September 1817 – 29 September 1898). Married King
Christian IX of Denmark.
*
Friedrich Wilhelm (26 November 1820 – 14 October 1884). Head of House of Hesse-Kassel. Married first
Grand Duchess Alexandra Nikolaievna of Russia, a daughter of
Nicholas I of Russia
Nicholas I , group=pron ( – ) was List of Russian rulers, Emperor of Russia, Congress Poland, King of Congress Poland and Grand Duke of Finland. He was the third son of Paul I of Russia, Paul I and younger brother of his predecessor, Alexander I ...
and
Charlotte of Prussia, and second
Anna of Prussia
Duchess Anna of Prussia and Jülich-Cleves-Berg (3 July 1576 – 30 August 1625) was Electress consort of Brandenburg and Duchess consort of Prussia by marriage to John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg. She was the daughter of Albert Frederic ...
.
*
Auguste Sophie Friederike of Hesse-Kassel
Auguste Sophie Friederike Marie Caroline Julie of Hesse-Kassel (30 October 1823 – 17 July 1889), known as Princess Augusta, was a Princess of Hesse-Cassel, a daughter of Prince William of Hesse-Kassel (1787–1867) and Princess Charlotte of Denm ...
(30 October 1823 – 17 July 1889). Married Baron Carl Frederik von
Blixen-Finecke, Lord of Näsbyholm.
* Sophie Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel (18 January – 20 December 1827).
Ancestry
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