Landgraves of Hesse-Kassel

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The Landgraves of Hesse-Kassel were the hereditary rulers of the German principality of Hesse-Kassel, a significant territorial state within the Holy Roman Empire and later a key player in early modern European politics.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Landgraves of Hesse-Kassel canonical 2
Landgraf von Hessen 1
Landgraves of Hesse 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf dynastic title ⓘ
hereditary monarchy ⓘ
noble house ⓘ
capital Kassel ⓘ
coatOfArms arms of Hesse with lion of Hesse-Kassel ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country Hesse-Kassel ⓘ
currency Reichsthaler ⓘ
dynasticConnection British royal family ⓘ
House of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
House of Denmark ⓘ
elevatedTo Elector of Hesse ⓘ
elevationYear 1803 ⓘ
endTime 1803 ⓘ
firstRuler William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel ⓘ
followedBy Electors of Hesse ⓘ
linked to: Elector of Hesse
governmentForm principality ⓘ
hasTitle Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel ⓘ
heldRank imperial prince ⓘ
knownFor leasing Hessian troops to foreign powers ⓘ
strong Calvinist and later Lutheran influence ⓘ
locatedIn Germany ⓘ
memberOf Imperial Estates of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
militaryAllyOf Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Hesse ⓘ
notableRuler Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel ⓘ
Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel ⓘ
Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel ⓘ
William IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel ⓘ
William V, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel ⓘ
William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel ⓘ
partOf Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Upper Rhenish Circle ⓘ
politicalRole major Protestant power in the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
regional military power in central Germany ⓘ
precededBy Landgraves of Hesse ⓘ
religion Lutheranism ⓘ
ruledTerritory Hanau ⓘ
Kassel ⓘ
parts of Westphalia ⓘ
significantEvent Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
Seven Years War ⓘ
linked to: Seven Years' War

Thirty Years War ⓘ
linked to: Thirty Years' War
startTime 1567 ⓘ
successorState Electorate of Hesse ⓘ
titleHolderOf Hesse-Kassel ⓘ
usedLanguage German ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hanau, Hesse-Kassel → wasRuledBy → Landgraves of Hesse-Kassel ⓘ
Landgraves of Hesse-Kassel → precededBy → Landgraves of Hesse ⓘ
linked to: Landgraves of Hesse-Kassel
Prince of Hesse-Kassel → associatedWith → Landgraves of Hesse-Kassel ⓘ
Landgrave of Hesse → titleInGerman → Landgraf von Hessen ⓘ
linked to: Landgraves of Hesse-Kassel
Friedrich II. von Hessen-Kassel → familyName → von Hessen-Kassel ⓘ
linked to: Landgraves of Hesse-Kassel