Friedrich II. von Hessen-Kassel

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Friedrich II. von Hessen-Kassel was an 18th-century German landgrave best known for his military alliances with Britain, including supplying Hessian troops during the American Revolutionary War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 18th-century ruler ⓘ
German nobleman ⓘ
Landgraf ⓘ
Person ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel ⓘ
Friedrich II. Landgraf von Hessen-Kassel ⓘ
associatedWith Hessian soldiers in North America ⓘ
burialPlace Kassel ⓘ
convertedFrom Calvinism ⓘ
convertedTo Roman Catholicism ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1720-08-14 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1785-10-31 ⓘ
era 18th century ⓘ
familyName von Hessen-Kassel ⓘ
father Wilhelm VIII. von Hessen-Kassel ⓘ
givenName Friedrich ⓘ
governedTerritory Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel ⓘ
implemented extensive military recruitment system in Hesse-Kassel ⓘ
knownFor absolutist style of rule ⓘ
lavish court at Kassel ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName German ⓘ
memberOf Holy Roman Empire high nobility ⓘ
linked to: Holy Roman nobility
militaryAlly Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
mother Dorothea Wilhelmine von Sachsen-Zeitz ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Hesse-Kassel ⓘ
linked to: House of Hesse
notableFor leasing Hessian troops to Britain during the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
military alliances with Great Britain ⓘ
participatedIn Seven Years' War (indirectly via alliances) ⓘ
linked to: Seven Years' War
partOf Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
placeOfBirth Kassel ⓘ
placeOfDeath Kassel ⓘ
positionHeld Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel ⓘ
predecessor Wilhelm VIII. von Hessen-Kassel ⓘ
providedTroopsTo British Army ⓘ
reignEnd 1785 ⓘ
reignStart 1760 ⓘ
religion Calvinism ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
residence Kassel ⓘ
roleIn American Revolutionary War ⓘ
spouse Maria von Großbritannien ⓘ
Philippine von Brandenburg-Schwedt ⓘ
successor Wilhelm IX. von Hessen-Kassel ⓘ
title Serenissimus (Most Serene Highness) ⓘ
troopTypeProvided Hessian auxiliaries ⓘ
usedTroopSubsidiesFor court expenditure ⓘ
state finances of Hesse-Kassel ⓘ

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Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel → alsoKnownAs → Friedrich II. von Hessen-Kassel ⓘ
Princess Wilhelmina Caroline of Denmark → child → Friedrich of Hesse-Kassel ⓘ
linked to: Friedrich II. von Hessen-Kassel
Friedrich II. von Hessen-Kassel → alsoKnownAs → Friedrich II. Landgraf von Hessen-Kassel ⓘ
linked to: Friedrich II. von Hessen-Kassel