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Frederick William, Elector of Hesse

Index Frederick William, Elector of Hesse

Frederick William I (20 August 1802 – 6 January 1875) was, between 1847 and 1866, the last Prince-elector of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel). [1]

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Austro-Prussian War

The Austro-Prussian War or Seven Weeks' War (also known as the Unification War, the War of 1866, or the Fraternal War, in Germany as the German War, and also by a variety of other names) was a war fought in 1866 between the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia, with each also being aided by various allies within the German Confederation.

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Bebra–Baunatal-Guntershausen railway

The Bebra–Baunatal-Guntershausen railway is a two-track, electrified main line in the German state of Hesse, connecting Kassel with Bebra and Gerstungen on the border with Thuringia, as well as with Bad Karlshafen (formerly) and Warburg on the border with Westphalia.

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Caroline of Berlepsch

Caroline of Berlepsch (born 9 January 1820 in Bad Hersfeld; died: 21 February 1877 in Knauthain (now part of Leipzig)) was a member of the noble von Berlepsch family and was the third wife of the Elector William II of Hesse-Kassel (1777-1847).

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Electorate of Hesse

The Electorate of Hesse (Kurfürstentum Hessen), also known as Hesse-Kassel or Kurhessen) was a state elevated by Napoleon in 1803 from the Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel. When the Holy Roman Empire was abolished in 1806, the Prince-Elector of Hesse chose to remain an Elector, even though there was no longer an Emperor to elect. In 1807, with the Treaties of Tilsit the area was annexed to the Kingdom of Westphalia, but in 1814 the Congress of Vienna restored the electorate. The state was the only electorate within the German Confederation, consisting of several detached territories to the north of Frankfurt which survived until it was annexed by Prussia in 1866 following the Austro-Prussian War. It comprised a total land area of, and its population in 1864 was 745,063.

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Electress

An Electress was the consort of a Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire, one of the Empire's greatest princes.

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Emilie Ortlöpp

Countess Emilie of Reichenbach-Lessonitz née Ortlöpp (13 May 1791 in Berlin – 12 February 1843 in Frankfurt) was the mistress and later second wife of Elector William II of Hesse.

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Frankfurt–Hanau railway

The Frankfurt-Hanau railway was opened in 1848 and was one of the oldest railways in Germany.

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Frederick William I

Frederick William I (Friedrich Wilhelm I.).

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George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe

Georg Wilhelm, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (20 December 1784 – 21 November 1860) was a Count and later Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe.

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Gertrude von Hanau

Gertrude von Hanau (1803-1882), was a German noble.

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Hanau West station

Hanau West station is the oldest station in the city of Hanau in the German state of Hesse.

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Hanau-Münzenberg

The County of Hanau-Münzenberg was a territory within the Holy Roman Empire.

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Heir presumptive

An heir presumptive or heiress presumptive is the person entitled to inherit a throne, peerage, or other hereditary honour, but whose position can be displaced by the birth of an heir apparent, male or female, or of a new heir presumptive with a better claim to the position in question.

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History of Hesse

This article is about the history of Hesse.

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Hořovice Castle

Hořovice New Chateau is a chateau located in the town of Hořovice, Bohemia, Czech Republic.

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In Kümmernis und Dunkelheit

"In Kümmernis und Dunkelheit" or "Schwarz-Rot-Gold" was a revolutionary poem by Ferdinand Freiligrath written on 17 March 1848 in London and later set to music by Robert Schumann.

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Line of succession to the former Hessian throne

The Electorate of Hesse was abolished in 1866 when it was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia, while the Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine came to an end in 1918.

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List of Grand Cordons of the Order of Leopold

The Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold is the highest and oldest rank of chivalrie and a formal diplomatic gift of the Kingdom of Belgium.

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List of regents

A regent is a person selected to act as head of state (ruling or not) because the ruler is a minor, not present, or debilitated.

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List of rulers of Hesse

This is a list of rulers of Hesse (Hessen) during the history of Hesse on west-central Germany.

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List of state leaders in 1851

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List of state leaders in 1858

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List of state leaders in 1860

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Main–Spessart railway

The Main-Spessart Railway (German: Main-Spessart-Bahn) is a 110 kilometre long railway line in the Bavarian province of Lower Franconia and the neighbouring state of Hesse in south central Germany.

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Maria von Hanau-Hořowitz

Princess Maria of Hanau and Hořowitz (22 August 183926 March 1917) was the youngest daughter of Frederick William, Elector of Hesse-Kassel (1802–1875), and his morganatic wife, Gertrude Falkenstein (1803–1882), whom he later elevated to Princess of Hanau and Hořowitz (Fürstin von Hanau und zu Hořowitz).

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Prince Frederick William of Hesse-Kassel

Frederick William George Adolphus, Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel (Friedrich Wilhelm Georg Adolf von Hessen-Kassel; 25 November 1820 – 14 October 1884) was the only son of Wilhelm I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel-Rumpenheim and Princess Louise Charlotte of Denmark.

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Prince Hermann of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1886–1964)

Prince Hermann of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (14 February 1886 – 6 June 1964) was a member of the House of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.

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Prince William of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld

William of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld (3 October 1831 – 17 January 1890), was a German prince member of the House of Hesse in the Philippsthal-Barchfeld branch and Konteradmiral (counter admiral) of the Prussian and Imperial German Navy.

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Princess Augusta of Prussia

Princess Augusta of Prussia (Christine Friederike Auguste; 1 May 1780 – 19 February 1841) was a German salonist, painter, and Electress consort of Hesse by marriage to William II, Elector of Hesse.

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Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont

Princess Ida Caroline of Waldeck and Pyrmont (Ida Caroline Prinzessin zu Waldeck und Pyrmont; 26 September 1796 – 12 April 1869) was a member of the House of Waldeck and Pyrmont and a Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont.

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Princess Marie Adelheid of Lippe

Princess Marie Adelheid of Lippe (30 August 1895 – 25 December 1993) was a socialite and author who was active in Nazi Germany.

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Princess Marie Frederica of Hesse-Kassel

Princess Marie Frederica Wilhelmina of Hesse-Kassel (6 September 1804 – 1 January 1888) was a Duchess consort of Saxe-Meiningen by marriage to Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen.

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Princess Sophie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1888–1913)

Princess Sophie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (25 July 1888 – 18 September 1913) was a great-granddaughter of Prince Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, who was a younger brother of Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.

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Spangenberg Castle (Hesse)

Spangenberg Castle (Schloss Spangenberg) is a schloss above the small German town of Spangenberg in the North Hesse county of Schwalm-Eder-Kreis.

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St James's Church, Piccadilly

St James's Church, Piccadilly, also known as St James's Church, Westminster, and St James-in-the-Fields, is an Anglican church on Piccadilly in the centre of London, United Kingdom.

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Warsaw Conference of 1850

The Warsaw Conference of 1850 was a conference attended by representatives of the Kingdom of Prussia, the Austrian Empire and the Russian Empire on 28 October 1850, in Warsaw, Congress Poland.

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Wilhelm-Orden

The Wilhelm-Orden (English "William-Order") was instituted on 18 January 1896 by the German Emperor and King of Prussia Willhelm II as a high civilian award, and was dedicated to the memory of his grandfather Emperor William I "the Great".

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Wilhelmsorden

The "Wilhelmsorden" of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) was instituted by the Elector Friedrich Wilhelm I on 20 August 1851 as a civil and military Order of Merit.

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William I, German Emperor

William I, or in German Wilhelm I. (full name: William Frederick Louis of Hohenzollern, Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig von Hohenzollern, 22 March 1797 – 9 March 1888), of the House of Hohenzollern was King of Prussia from 2 January 1861 and the first German Emperor from 18 January 1871 to his death, the first Head of State of a united Germany.

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William II, Elector of Hesse

William II (Wilhelm II; 28 July 1777 – 20 November 1847) was the penultimate Elector of Hesse.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_William,_Elector_of_Hesse

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