Wilhelm von Hessen
Wilhelm was born on March 29th, 1674 in
Kassel. Wilhelm's father was
Karl von Hessen-Kassel and his mother was
Maria Amalia Kettler von Kurland. His paternal grandparents were
Wilhelm Vl von Hessen-Kassel and
Hedwig Sophie von Brandenburg. He had nine brothers and four sisters, named
Karl,
Friedrich l,
Christian,
Karl,
Wilhelm Vlll,
Leopold,
Ludwig,
Maximilian,
Georg,
Sofie,
Marie Luise,
Eleonore and
Wilhelmine Charlotte. He was the oldest of the fourteen children. He died at the age of 2 on July 25th, 1676 in
Kassel.