Prince Maximilian of Hesse-Kassel

Prince Maximilian of Hesse-Kassel (28 May 1689 – 8 May 1753) was a prince of Hesse-Kassel and a Generalfeldzeugmeister, Generalfeldmarschall and finally Reichsgeneralfeldmarschall in the army of the Holy Roman Empire.

Prince Maximilian of Hesse-Kassel
Prince Maximilian of Hesse-Kassel
Portrait by Georg Engelhard Schröder.
Born (1689-05-28)28 May 1689
Died 8 May 1753(1753-05-08) (aged 63)
Spouse Friederike Charlotte of Hesse-Darmstadt (m 28 November 1720)
Issue Prince Karl
Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine, Duchess of Oldenburg
Princess Christine Charlotte
Princess Maria
Princess Wilhelmina, Princess Henry of Prussia
Princess Elisabetha
Princess Caroline, Princess of Anhalt-Zerbst
House Hesse-Kassel
Father Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
Mother Amalia of Kurland




Issue edit

  1. Prince Karl of Hesse-Kassel (30 September 1721 - 23 November 1722) died in infancy.
  2. Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel (31 October 1722 - 28 February 1787) married Frederick August I, Duke of Oldenburg.
  3. Princess Christine Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel (11 February 1725 - 4 June 1782), from 17 April 1765 canoness of Herford Abbey.
  4. Princess Maria of Hesse-Kassel (25 February 1726 - 14 March 1727) died in infancy.
  5. Princess Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel (1726–1808) married Prince Henry of Prussia
  6. stillborn child (born and died October 1729)
  7. Princess Elisabeth Sophia Louisa of Hesse-Kassel (10 November 1730 - 4 February 1731) died in infancy.
  8. Princess Karoline of Hesse-Kassel (10 May 1732 - 22 May 1759) married Frederick Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst.


Titles and styles edit

  • 28 May 1689 – 8 May 1753 His Serene Highness Maximilian of Hesse-Kassel.