Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel

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18th-century ruler German prince human landgrave

Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, was an 18th-century German prince known for his military alliances—particularly supplying troops to Great Britain during the American Revolutionary War—and for his conversion to Catholicism despite ruling a predominantly Protestant territory.

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Label Occurrences
Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel canonical 5
Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 18th-century ruler ⓘ
German prince ⓘ
human ⓘ
landgrave ⓘ
alliedWith Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Friedrich II. von Hessen-Kassel ⓘ
birthName Frederick ⓘ
burialPlace Kassel ⓘ
child Charles of Hesse-Kassel ⓘ
surface form: Prince Charles of Hesse-Kassel

Prince Frederick of Hesse-Kassel ⓘ
William I, Elector of Hesse ⓘ
conflictInvolved American Revolutionary War ⓘ
conversionDate 1749 ⓘ
convertedToReligion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
countryOfCitizenship Landgraviate of Hesse ⓘ
surface form: Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel
dateOfBirth 1720-08-14 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1785-10-31 ⓘ
era 18th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup Germans ⓘ
father William VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel ⓘ
givenName Frederick ⓘ
governedTerritory Landgraviate of Hesse ⓘ
surface form: Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel
memberOf Holy Roman Empire nobility ⓘ
monarchOf Hesse-Kassel ⓘ
mother Dorothea Wilhelmine of Saxe-Zeitz ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Hesse ⓘ
surface form: House of Hesse-Kassel
notableFor military and subsidy alliances with Great Britain ⓘ
ruling a predominantly Protestant territory as a Catholic prince ⓘ
supplying auxiliary troops to Great Britain during the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
partOf House of Hesse ⓘ
placeOfBirth Kassel ⓘ
Landgraviate of Hesse ⓘ
surface form: Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel
placeOfDeath Kassel ⓘ
Landgraviate of Hesse ⓘ
surface form: Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel
positionHeld Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel ⓘ
predecessor William VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel ⓘ
reignedFrom 1760 ⓘ
reignedUntil 1785 ⓘ
religion Lutheranism ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
residence Kassel ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Philippine of Brandenburg-Schwedt ⓘ
Princess Mary of Great Britain ⓘ
successor William I, Elector of Hesse ⓘ
suppliedTroopsTo Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
title Serene Highness ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

Princess Mary of Great Britain → spouse → Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel ⓘ
Landgrave Frederick II of Hesse-Kassel → positionHeld → Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel ⓘ
subject surface form: Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
this entity surface form: Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
Wilhelm von Knyphausen → servedUnder → Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel ⓘ
William I, Elector of Hesse → father → Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel ⓘ
Philippine von Brandenburg-Schwedt → spouse → Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel ⓘ
Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel → notableHolder → Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel ⓘ