Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
- Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
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Karl I (August 3, 1654 – March 23, 1730) was Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel from 1670 till his death.
Born at Kassel, he was the son of Wilhelm VI of Hesse-Kassel and Hedwig Sophia of Brandenburg, daughter of Georg Wilhelm, Elector of Brandenburg. After the early death of his father, his mother ruled as regent until 1675. Then Karl ruled for the next 55 years.
Under his rule Kassel recovered faster from the Thirty Years' War than other regions in Germany. He built a relatively large army which he rented to the highest bidder in the War of Spanish Succession.
At the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685 in France, Karl welcomed the expelled Huguenots giving them freedom of worship. Some 4000 Huguenots settled in Kassel. Karl stimulated the metal-industry and was also interested in archaeology.
Marriage and children
Karl married his first cousin Maria Amalia of Courland (1653–1711), daughter of Jacob Kettler, Duke of Courland. They had seventeen children
- Wilhelm (29 March 1674 - 25 July 1676)
- Karl (24 February 1675 - 7 December 1677)
- Friedrich (28 April 1676 - 5 April 1751), King of Sweden, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
- Christian (2 July 1677 - 18 September 1677]
- Sophie Charlotte (16 July 1678 - 30 May 1749) - married Frederick William, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1675–1713)
- Son (12 June 1679]
- Karl (12 June 1680 - 13 November 1702)
- William (10 March 1682 - 1 February 1760), Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
- Leopold (30 December 1684 - 10 September 1704)
- Ludwig (5 September 1686 - 23 May 1706)
- Marie Luise (7 February 1688 - 9 April 1765) - married Johan Willem Friso, Prince of Orange (1687–1711)
- Maximilian (28 May 1689 - 8 May 1753) - married Friederike Landgravine of Hesse-Darmstadt (1698–1777)
- Daughter (5 July 1690)
- Georg Karl (8 January 1691 - 5 March 1755)
- Eleonore Antoine (11 January 1694 - 17 December 1694)
- Wilhelmine Charlotte (8 July 1695 - 27 November 1722)
- Son (1696)
Ancestry
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16. William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel |
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8. Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel |
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17. Duchess Sabine of Württemberg |
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4. William V, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel |
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18. John George, Count of Solms-Laubach |
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9. Countess Agnes of Solms-Laubach |
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19. Countess Margaret of Schönburg-Glauchau |
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2. William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel |
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20. Philip Louis I, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg |
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10. Philip Louis II, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg |
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21. Countess Magdalena of Waldeck |
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5. Countess Amalie Elisabeth of Hanau-Münzenberg |
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22. William the Silent (=#30) |
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11. Countess Catharina Belgica of Nassau |
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23. Charlotte of Bourbon (=#31) |
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1. Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel |
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24. Joachim III Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg |
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12. John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg |
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25. Margravine Catherine of Brandenburg-Küstrin |
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6. George William, Elector of Brandenburg |
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26. Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia |
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13. Duchess Anna of Prussia |
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27. Duchess Marie Eleonore of Cleves |
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3. Margravine Hedwig Sophie of Brandenburg |
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28. Louis VI, Elector Palatine |
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14. Frederick IV, Elector Palatine |
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29. Landgravine Elisabeth of Hesse |
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7. Countess Palatine Elizabeth Charlotte of Simmern |
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30. William the Silent (=#22) |
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15. Countess Louise Juliana of Nassau |
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31. Charlotte of Bourbon (=#23) |
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Preceded by
William VII |
Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
1670-1730 |
Succeeded by
Frederick I |
| Persondata |
| Name |
Charles I, Landgrave Of Hesse-Kassel |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
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| Date of birth |
3 August 1654 |
| Place of birth |
3 August 1654 |
| Date of death |
23 March 1730 |
| Place of death |
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Categories:
- 1654 births
- 1730 deaths
- House of Hesse-Kassel
- People from Kassel
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