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| father = [[Charles, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel]] |
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'''George Charles of Hesse-Kassel''' (8 January 1691 in Kassel – 5 March 1755) was a prince of Hesse-Kassel and a Prussian [[General]]. |
'''George Charles of Hesse-Kassel''' (8 January 1691 in Kassel – 5 March 1755) was a prince of Hesse-Kassel and a Prussian [[General]]. |
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| − | George was the tenth and youngest son of the Landgrave [[Charles, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel|Charles of Hesse-Kassel]] (1654-1730) from his marriage to [[Maria Amalia of Courland|Maria Amalia]] (1653-1711), the daughter of the Duke [[Jacob Kettler]] of Courland. |
+ | George was the tenth and youngest son of the Landgrave [[Charles, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel|Charles of Hesse-Kassel]] (1654-1730) from his marriage to [[Maria Amalia of Courland|Maria Amalia]] (1653-1711), the daughter of the Duke [[Jacob Kettler]] of Courland. His inheritance consisted of the fiefs Waltersbrück and [[Völkershausen]]. |
| − | He received his military training under King [[Frederick William I of Prussia]]. |
+ | He received his military training under King [[Frederick William I of Prussia]]. In 1723, he was promoted to lieutenant-general and appointed as governor of Minden. He left the Prussian army in 1730. He later served as Field Marshal Lieutenant in the Swedish army, as General in the Hessian army and as Lieutenant General in the Imperial army. |
He was probably very close friends with his elder brother, King [[Frederick of Sweden]] and visited him in Stockholm several times. |
He was probably very close friends with his elder brother, King [[Frederick of Sweden]] and visited him in Stockholm several times. |
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| Born | 8 January 1691 Kassel |
| Died | 5 March 1755 (aged 64) Kassel |
George Charles of Hesse-Kassel (8 January 1691 in Kassel – 5 March 1755) was a prince of Hesse-Kassel and a Prussian General.
Life
George was the tenth and youngest son of the Landgrave Charles of Hesse-Kassel (1654-1730) from his marriage to Maria Amalia (1653-1711), the daughter of the Duke Jacob Kettler of Courland. His inheritance consisted of the fiefs Waltersbrück and Völkershausen.
He received his military training under King Frederick William I of Prussia. In 1723, he was promoted to lieutenant-general and appointed as governor of Minden. He left the Prussian army in 1730. He later served as Field Marshal Lieutenant in the Swedish army, as General in the Hessian army and as Lieutenant General in the Imperial army.
He was probably very close friends with his elder brother, King Frederick of Sweden and visited him in Stockholm several times.
George Charles died in 1755, unmarried and childless.
References
- Hans Philippi, Die Landgrafschaft Hessen-Kassel 1648 – 1806 = Veröffentlichungen der Historischen Kommission für Hessen, vol. 46 = Kleine Schriften, vol. 8, Marburg, 2007, ISBN 978-3-7708-1303-2, p. 44
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