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Langrave of Hesse-Kassel | |
Born | 26 November 1820 |
Died | 14 October 1884 | (aged 63)
Spouse | Grand Duchess Alexandra Nikolaevna of Russia Princess Anna of Prussia |
Issue | Prince William Prince Frederick William Elisabeth, Hereditary Princess of Anhalt Prince Alexander Prince Frederick Charles Princess Marie-Polyxene Princess Sybille |
Father | William, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel |
Mother | Princess Louise Charlotte of Denmark |
Friedrich Wilhelm Georg Adolf, Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel (German: Friedrich Wilhelm Georg Adolf von Hessen-Kassel; 26 November 1820 – 14 October 1884) was the only son of Wilhelm I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel-Rumpenheim and Princess Louise Charlotte of Denmark.
He is important dynastically as a candidate for both the headship of the Hesse-Kassel dynasty (through his father) and for the Danish throne (through his mother).
When Frederick William, deposed Elector of Hesse died in 1875, his sons were excluded from succession, because of his morganatic marriage. It was Frederick William who succeeded him as titular Elector of Hesse.
He was born in Copenhagen, moved to Denmark at the age of three, and grew up there. He attended the university in Bonn, and then began a military career.
His first wife was Alexandra Nikolaevna of Russia (1825–1844), the daughter of Emperor Nicholas I of Russia and Charlotte of Prussia. They had one son, born three months prematurely, who died the day of his birth:
His second wife was Princess Anna of Prussia (1836–1918), the youngest daughter of Prince Charles of Prussia and Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. They had six children:
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