William V, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel

William V
Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
Reign17 March 1627 –
21 September 1637
PredecessorMaurice
SuccessorWilliam VI
Born(1602-02-13)13 February 1602
Kassel, Hesse-Kassel
Died21 September 1637(1637-09-21) (aged 35)
Leer, East Frisia
Burial
SpouseAmalie Elisabeth von Hanau-Münzenberg
IssueAgnes
Moritz
Elisabeth
Wilhelm
Emilie
William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
Charlotte, Electress Palatine
Philipp
Adolf
Karl
Susanna Elisabeth
Luise
HouseHesse-Kassel
FatherMaurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
MotherAgnes of Solms-Laubach
ReligionCalvinism

William V (German: Wilhelm) (13 February 1602 – 21 September 1637), a member of the House of Hesse, was Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel from 1627 to 1637. Having come to rule in unfavorable circumstances and in the midst of the Thirty Years' War, he continued to suffer losses of territory and wealth.


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