Landgrave Wilhelm VIII (of Hesse-Kassel)1

M, #12765, b. 10 March 1682, d. 1 February 1760
Father*Landgrave Karl (of Hesse-Kassel)1 b. 3 Aug 1654, d. 23 Mar 1730
Mother*Princess Marie Amalie (of Kurland)1 b. 22 Jun 1653, d. 16 Jun 1711
ReferenceB3S3-B5
Landgrave Wilhelm VIII (of Hesse-Kassel) was born on 10 March 1682 in Kassel, Hessen-Nassau, Prussia.1 He was the son of Landgrave Karl (of Hesse-Kassel) and Princess Marie Amalie (of Kurland).1 Landgrave Wilhelm VIII (of Hesse-Kassel) was christened on 23 March 1682 in Kassel, Hessen-Nassau, Prussia.1 He married Princess Dorothea Wilhelmine (of Saxony-Zeitz), daughter of Duke Moritz Wilhelm (of Saxony Zeitz) and Princess Marie Amalie (of Brandenburg), on 27 September 1717 in Moritzburg An Der Elster, Saxony, Prussia.1 Landgrave Wilhelm VIII (of Hesse-Kassel) died on 1 February 1760 in Kinteln, Hessen-Nassau, Prussia, at age 77.1 He was buried on 2 March 1760 or 17 April 1760 at St. Martinskirche, Kassel, Hessen-Nassau, Prussia.1
Wilhelm VIII's mother Princess Marie Amalie (of Kurland) died on 16 June 1711 in Weilmunster, Hessen-Nassau, Prussia.1 Landgrave Wilhelm VIII (of Hesse-Kassel) became the father of Prince Karl (of Hesse) on 21 August 1718.1 Wilhelm VIII's son Prince Karl (of Hesse) died on 17 October 1719.1 Landgrave Wilhelm VIII (of Hesse-Kassel) became the father of Landgrave Friedrich II (of Hesse-Cassel) on 14 August 1720.1 Landgrave Wilhelm VIII (of Hesse-Kassel) became the father of Princess Marie Amalie (of Hesse-Kassel) on 7 July 1721.1 Wilhelm VIII's father Landgrave Karl (of Hesse-Kassel) died on 23 March 1730 in Kassel, Hessen-Nassau, Prussia.1 Wilhelm VIII's son was married at wedding of Landgrave Friedrich II (of Hesse-Cassel) and Mary Hanover on 19 May 1740 at Chapel Royal St. James Palace, Westminster, Middlesex, England.1 Landgrave Wilhelm VIII (of Hesse-Kassel) became a widower with the death of his wife, Princess Dorothea Wilhelmine (of Saxony-Zeitz) on 11 March 1743 in Kassel, Hessen-Nassau, Prussia, at age 51.1 Wilhelm VIII's daughter Princess Marie Amalie (of Hesse-Kassel) died on 19 November 1744.1

3 Children of Landgrave Wilhelm VIII (of Hesse-Kassel) and Princess Dorothea Wilhelmine (of Saxony-Zeitz), daughter of Duke Moritz Wilhelm (of Saxony Zeitz) and Princess Marie Amalie (of Brandenburg),

Children
Last Edited19 Jan 2004

Citations

  1. [S227] Samuel H. Sloan, ROYALFAM.GED (461 Peachstone Terrace, San Rafael CA: n.pub.). There are some wild errors in the data.