Prince Frederick William of Hesse-Cassel
- Prince Frederick William of Hesse-Cassel
Friedrich Wilhelm Georg Adolf, Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel ( _de. 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).
Early life
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.
Family life
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 shortly after his birth:
* Prince Wilhelm (1844-1844)
His second wife was Princess Maria Anna Friederike of Prussia (1836-1918). They had six children:
* Prince Frederick William II of Hesse (1854-1888); never married; died at sea on a voyage from Batavia to Singapore.
* Princess Elisabeth Alexandra Charlotte of Hesse (1861-1955); married Prince Leopold Friedrich of Anhalt and had issue.
* Prince Alexander Frederick of Hesse (1863-1945); married Baroness Gisela Stockhorner von Starheim.
* Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse, King of Finland (1868-1940); married Princess Margaret of Prussia and had issue.
* Princess Marie-Polyxene of Hesse (1872-1882); died at age 10; never married.
* Princess Sybille Marguerite of Hesse (1877-1925); married Baron Friedrich von Vincke (divorced 1923).
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