Prince Frederick of Hesse-Kassel was a younger member of the dynasty that ruled the Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel and a Danish general.
He was born as the youngest son of Hereditary Prince Frederick of Hesse-Kassel and Princess Mary of Great Britain. He was the last surviving grandchild of George II of Great Britain, dying one month before Queen Victoria ascended to the throne.
He married Princess Caroline of Nassau-Usingen , he bought the castle of Rumpenheim, Offenbach, from his brother Carl, and it became the family's seat. His descendants are known as the Hesse-Kassel-Rumpenheim branch of the House of Hesse, one of only two branches that survived to the present day.
Children:
William (24 December 1787 – 5 September 1867), married Louise Charlotte of Denmark (1789–1864) and was the father of Louise of Hesse-Kassel (wife of Christian IX of Denmark).
Karl Friedrich (9 March 1789 – 10 September 1802)
Friedrich Wilhelm (24 April 1790 – 25 October 1876)
Ludwig Karl (12 November 1791 – 12 May 1800)
Georg Karl (14 January 1793 – 4 March 1881)
Luise Karoline Marie Friederike (9 April 1794 – 16 March 1881), married Graf George von der Decken (1787–1859), King's Hanoverian General of the Cavalry (Germany)
Marie Wilhelmine Friederike (21 January 1796 – 30 December 1880), married Georg, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1779–1860)
Augusta Wilhelmine Luise (25 July 1797 – 6 April 1889), married Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (1774–1850)
He was born as the youngest son of Hereditary Prince Frederick of Hesse-Kassel and Princess Mary of Great Britain. He was the last surviving grandchild of George II of Great Britain, dying one month before Queen Victoria ascended to the throne.
He married Princess Caroline of Nassau-Usingen , he bought the castle of Rumpenheim, Offenbach, from his brother Carl, and it became the family's seat. His descendants are known as the Hesse-Kassel-Rumpenheim branch of the House of Hesse, one of only two branches that survived to the present day.
Children:
William (24 December 1787 – 5 September 1867), married Louise Charlotte of Denmark (1789–1864) and was the father of Louise of Hesse-Kassel (wife of Christian IX of Denmark).
Karl Friedrich (9 March 1789 – 10 September 1802)
Friedrich Wilhelm (24 April 1790 – 25 October 1876)
Ludwig Karl (12 November 1791 – 12 May 1800)
Georg Karl (14 January 1793 – 4 March 1881)
Luise Karoline Marie Friederike (9 April 1794 – 16 March 1881), married Graf George von der Decken (1787–1859), King's Hanoverian General of the Cavalry (Germany)
Marie Wilhelmine Friederike (21 January 1796 – 30 December 1880), married Georg, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1779–1860)
Augusta Wilhelmine Luise (25 July 1797 – 6 April 1889), married Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (1774–1850)
Prince Frederick of Hesse-Kassel was a younger member of the dynasty that ruled the Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel and a Danish general.
He was born as the youngest son of Hereditary Prince Frederick of Hesse-Kassel and Princess Mary of Great Britain. He was the last surviving grandchild of George II of Great Britain, dying one month before Queen Victoria ascended to the throne.
He married Princess Caroline of Nassau-Usingen , he bought the castle of Rumpenheim, Offenbach, from his brother Carl, and it became the family's seat. His descendants are known as the Hesse-Kassel-Rumpenheim branch of the House of Hesse, one of only two branches that survived to the present day.
Children:
William (24 December 1787 – 5 September 1867), married Louise Charlotte of Denmark (1789–1864) and was the father of Louise of Hesse-Kassel (wife of Christian IX of Denmark).
Karl Friedrich (9 March 1789 – 10 September 1802)
Friedrich Wilhelm (24 April 1790 – 25 October 1876)
Ludwig Karl (12 November 1791 – 12 May 1800)
Georg Karl (14 January 1793 – 4 March 1881)
Luise Karoline Marie Friederike (9 April 1794 – 16 March 1881), married Graf George von der Decken (1787–1859), King's Hanoverian General of the Cavalry (Germany)
Marie Wilhelmine Friederike (21 January 1796 – 30 December 1880), married Georg, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1779–1860)
Augusta Wilhelmine Luise (25 July 1797 – 6 April 1889), married Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (1774–1850)
He was born as the youngest son of Hereditary Prince Frederick of Hesse-Kassel and Princess Mary of Great Britain. He was the last surviving grandchild of George II of Great Britain, dying one month before Queen Victoria ascended to the throne.
He married Princess Caroline of Nassau-Usingen , he bought the castle of Rumpenheim, Offenbach, from his brother Carl, and it became the family's seat. His descendants are known as the Hesse-Kassel-Rumpenheim branch of the House of Hesse, one of only two branches that survived to the present day.
Children:
William (24 December 1787 – 5 September 1867), married Louise Charlotte of Denmark (1789–1864) and was the father of Louise of Hesse-Kassel (wife of Christian IX of Denmark).
Karl Friedrich (9 March 1789 – 10 September 1802)
Friedrich Wilhelm (24 April 1790 – 25 October 1876)
Ludwig Karl (12 November 1791 – 12 May 1800)
Georg Karl (14 January 1793 – 4 March 1881)
Luise Karoline Marie Friederike (9 April 1794 – 16 March 1881), married Graf George von der Decken (1787–1859), King's Hanoverian General of the Cavalry (Germany)
Marie Wilhelmine Friederike (21 January 1796 – 30 December 1880), married Georg, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1779–1860)
Augusta Wilhelmine Luise (25 July 1797 – 6 April 1889), married Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (1774–1850)
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