William I, Elector of Hesse

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Elector German noble Landgrave human prince ruler

William I, Elector of Hesse, was a late 18th- and early 19th-century German prince who ruled the Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel and later became its first Elector within the Holy Roman Empire and its successor states.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
William I, Elector of Hesse canonical 11
Wilhelm I., Kurfürst von Hessen 1
William I of Hesse-Kassel 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Elector ⓘ
German noble ⓘ
Landgrave ⓘ
human ⓘ
prince ⓘ
ruler ⓘ
alsoKnownAs William I, Elector of Hesse ⓘ
surface form: Wilhelm I., Kurfürst von Hessen

William I, Elector of Hesse ⓘ
surface form: William I of Hesse-Kassel
countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1743-06-03 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1821-02-27 ⓘ
endTime reign as Elector of Hesse ended in 1821 ⓘ
reign as Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel ended in 1803 ⓘ
era 18th century ⓘ
19th century ⓘ
father Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel ⓘ
givenName William ⓘ
grandfather George II of Great Britain ⓘ
hasTitle William I, Elector of Hesse self-link ⓘ
memberOfDynasty House of Hesse ⓘ
House of Hesse ⓘ
surface form: House of Hesse-Kassel
mother Princess Mary of Great Britain ⓘ
nativeLanguage German ⓘ
nobleFamily Hesse-Kassel ⓘ
nobleRank Elector ⓘ
Landgrave ⓘ
nobleTitle Elector of Hesse ⓘ
Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel ⓘ
notableFor being the first Elector of Hesse ⓘ
ruling during the late 18th and early 19th centuries ⓘ
occupation military officer ⓘ
ruler ⓘ
partOf Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
placeOfBirth Kassel ⓘ
Landgraviate of Hesse ⓘ
surface form: Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel
placeOfDeath Electorate of Hesse ⓘ
Kassel ⓘ
positionHeld Elector of Hesse ⓘ
Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel ⓘ
relative George III of the United Kingdom ⓘ
religion Calvinism ⓘ
residence Kassel ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Princess Wilhelmina Caroline of Denmark ⓘ
surface form: Princess Wilhelmina Caroline of Denmark and Norway
startTime reign as Elector of Hesse began in 1803 ⓘ
reign as Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel began in 1785 ⓘ
territoryRuled Electorate of Hesse ⓘ
Landgraviate of Hesse ⓘ
surface form: Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel

Referenced by (15)

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

Hesse-Kassel → notableRuler → William I, Elector of Hesse ⓘ
Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel → father → William I, Elector of Hesse ⓘ
this entity surface form: William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
Princess Mary of Great Britain → child → William I, Elector of Hesse ⓘ
Landgrave Frederick II of Hesse-Kassel → father → William I, Elector of Hesse ⓘ
subject surface form: Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
this entity surface form: William VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
Landgrave Frederick II of Hesse-Kassel → child → William I, Elector of Hesse ⓘ
subject surface form: Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
Landgrave Frederick II of Hesse-Kassel → successor → William I, Elector of Hesse ⓘ
subject surface form: Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
House of Hesse → notableMember → William I, Elector of Hesse ⓘ
Elector of Hesse → firstHolder → William I, Elector of Hesse ⓘ
William I, Elector of Hesse → hasTitle → William I, Elector of Hesse self-link ⓘ
William I, Elector of Hesse → alsoKnownAs → William I, Elector of Hesse ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wilhelm I., Kurfürst von Hessen
William I, Elector of Hesse → alsoKnownAs → William I, Elector of Hesse ⓘ
this entity surface form: William I of Hesse-Kassel
Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel → child → William I, Elector of Hesse ⓘ
Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel → successor → William I, Elector of Hesse ⓘ
Princess Wilhelmina Caroline of Denmark → spouse → William I, Elector of Hesse ⓘ
Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel → notableHolder → William I, Elector of Hesse ⓘ