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Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel

1720 - 1785

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Frederick II (German: Landgraf Friedrich II von Hessen-Kassel) (14 August 1720 – 31 October 1785) was Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) from 1760 to 1785. He ruled as an enlightened despot, and raised money by renting soldiers (called "Hessians") to Great Britain to help fight the American Revolutionary War. He combined Enlightenment ideas with Christian values, cameralist plans for central control of the economy, and a militaristic approach toward international diplomacy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel is the 7,640th most popular politician (down from 6,596th in 2019), the 2,090th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,794th in 2019) and the 618th most popular German Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel ranks 7,640 out of 19,576. Before him are Prince Rahotep, Duchess Luise of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Ernest, Margrave of Austria, Edward Balliol, Rafi Eitan, and Juan Pablo Duarte. After him are Annia Faustina, Gabriel Báthory, Tardu, Infante Carlos, Count of Montemolin, Eurydice I of Macedon, and García Fernández of Castile.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1720, Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel ranks 17. Before him are Charles Bonnet, Vilna Gaon, James Hargreaves, Heraclius II of Georgia, William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, and Balaji Baji Rao. After him are Johann Schobert, Maria Teresa Agnesi Pinottini, Johann Friedrich Agricola, Maximilian Hell, Emmanuel-Armand de Richelieu, duc d'Aiguillon, and Charles De Geer. Among people deceased in 1785, Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel ranks 13. Before him are James Oglethorpe, Gabriel Bonnot de Mably, Étienne François, duc de Choiseul, Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, Luis of Spain, Count of Chinchón, and Frederick August I, Duke of Oldenburg. After him are Princess Charlotte of Hesse-Darmstadt, Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Duchess Frederica of Württemberg, Johan Herman Wessel, Johann Gerhard König, and Ali-Morad Khan Zand.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel ranks 2,091 out of 7,253. Before him are Frederick Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1591), Felix Bernstein (1878), Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben (1730), John Albert I, Duke of Mecklenburg (1525), Duchess Luise of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1722), and Maria Reiter (1911). After him are Carl Laemmle (1867), Charlotte Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1694), Carl Reichenbach (1788), Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen (1893), Harro Schulze-Boysen (1909), and Hans Richter (1888).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel ranks 618. Before him are Prince Wilhelm of Prussia (1783), Princess Charlotte of Württemberg (1807), Frederick III, Landgrave of Thuringia (1332), Frederick Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1591), John Albert I, Duke of Mecklenburg (1525), and Duchess Luise of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1722). After him are Prince Francis Xavier of Saxony (1730), Louis VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1630), Princess Adelheid-Marie of Anhalt-Dessau (1833), Johannes R. Becher (1891), Kunigunde of Hohenstaufen (1202), and Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (1617).

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