Frederick William, Elector of Hesse

Details

Instance of

human

Born

20 August 1802

Died

6 January 1875

Place of birth

Hanau

Place of death

Prague

Sex or gender

male

Given name

Friedrich Wilhelm

Father

William II of Hesse-Kassel

Mother

Princess Augusta of Prussia

Spouse

Gertrude Falkenstein

Child

Princess Marie Auguste of Hanau und Horowitz, Gräfin von Schaumburg, Princess Auguste von Hanau und Horowitz, Gräfin von Schaumburg, Princess Alexandrine von Hanau und Horowitz, Gräfin von Schaumburg, Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Hanau und Horowitz, Wilhelm, 2nd Prince of Hanau, Graf von Schaumburg, Karl, 3rd Prince of Hanau, Heinrich, 4th Prince of Hanau, Prince Philipp von Hanau und Horowitz, Graf von Schaumburg, Moritz, 1st Prince of Hanau, Graf von Schaumburg

Sibling

Marie Frederica of Hesse-Kassel

Occupation

sovereign

Position held

Prince-Elector

Citizenship

Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel

Awards

Order of the Black Eagle, Order of St. Andrew, Knight of the Order of the Elephant

described by source

Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, New International Encyclopedia

educated at

University of Marburg, Leipzig University

family

House of Hesse

name in native language

Friedrich Wilhelm I. von Hessen-Kassel

place of burial

Kassel

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