William V, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
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| Reign | 17 March 1627 – 21 September 1637 | |
| Predecessor | Maurice | |
| Successor | William VI | |
| Born | 13 February 1602 Kassel, Hesse-Kassel | |
| Died | 21 September 1637 (aged 35) Leer, East Frisia | |
| Spouse | Amalie Elisabeth von Hanau-Münzenberg (m 21 September 1619) | |
| Issue | Agnes Moritz Elisabeth Wilhelm, Hereditary Prince Emilie, Duchess of Thouars William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel Charlotte, Electress Palatine Philipp Adolf Karl Susanna Elisabeth Luise | |
| House | Hesse-Kassel | |
| Father | Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel | |
| Mother | Agnes of Solms-Laubach | |
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| Religion | Calvinism | |
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William V, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (13 February 1602 – 21 September 1637), a member of the House of Hesse, was Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel from 1627 to 1637. Having come to rule in unfavorable circumstances and in the midst of the Thirty Years' War, he continued to suffer losses of territory and wealth.
Issue[edit]
- Princess Agnes of Hesse-Kassel (24 November 1620 – 20 August 1626).
- Prince Moritz of Hesse-Kassel (born and died 24 September 1621)
- Princess Elisabeth of Hesse-Kassel (21 October 1623 – 13 January 1624)
- Wilhelm, Hereditary Prince of Hesse-Kassel (31 January 1625 – 11 July 1626) died in infancy.
- Princess Emilie of Hesse-Kassel (11 February 1626 – 15 February 1693) married Henri Charles de La Trémoille, 4th Duke of Thouars and had issue.
- Princess Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel (20 November 1627 – 16 March 1686), married Charles I Louis of the Palatinate and had issue.
- William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (23 May 1629 – 16 July 1663), married 9 July 1646 to Princess Hedwig of Brandenburg and had issue.
- Prince Philipp of Hesse-Kassel (16 June 1630 – 17 August 1638)
- Prince Adolf of Hesse-Kassel (17 December 1631 – 17 March 1632)
- Prince Karl of Hesse-Kassel (18/19 June 1633 – 9 March 1635)
- Princess Elisabeth of Hesse-Kassel (23 June 1634 – 22 March 1688), Princess-Abbess of Herford.
- Stillbirth (8 February 1635).
- Princess Luise of Hesse-Kassel (5 November 1636 – 6 January 1638).
- Stillbirth (28 May 1637).
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