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William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel

1629 - 1663

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Wilhelm VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (23 May 1629 – 16 July 1663), known as William the Just, was Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel from 1637 to 1663. Through two of his surviving children, he is the ancestor of all the royal families of Europe. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel is the 8,808th most popular politician (down from 7,314th in 2019), the 2,438th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,012th in 2019) and the 727th most popular German Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel ranks 8,808 out of 19,576. Before him are Princess Mary of Great Britain, Jan de Klerk, Spurius Lartius, Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau, 8th Dalai Lama, and Prince Morikuni. After him are Andriscus, Louise Bénédicte de Bourbon, Goharshad Begum, Osorkon the Elder, Pedubast I, and Ivica Dačić.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1629, William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel ranks 11. Before him are Pieter de Hooch, Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias, Gabriël Metsu, John of Austria the Younger, Charles II, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat, and Narai. After him are Cornelis Tromp, Armand de Bourbon, Prince of Conti, Archduchess Isabella Clara of Austria, Adolph John I, Count Palatine of Kleeburg, Laurent Cassegrain, and Jean-Henri d'Anglebert. Among people deceased in 1663, William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel ranks 6. Before him are Christine of France, Francesco Maria Grimaldi, Joseph of Cupertino, Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba, and Princess Margaret Yolande of Savoy. After him are Edward, Count Palatine of Simmern, Giancarlo de' Medici, Heinrich Scheidemann, and Philip, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel ranks 2,439 out of 7,253. Before him are August Batsch (1761), Carl Ludwig Siegel (1896), Sebastian Haffner (1907), Princess Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt (1757), William, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (1598), and Walter Eucken (1891). After him are Herbert Hainer (1954), Jacob Philipp Hackert (1737), Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (1855), Gisela of Burgundy (950), Peter Högl (1897), and Frederick V, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (1594).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel ranks 727. Before him are Jens Böhrnsen (1949), Hannelore Kohl (1933), Christoph, Duke of Württemberg (1515), Edmund Stoiber (1941), Maria Aurora von Königsmarck (1662), and William, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (1598). After him are Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (1855), Gisela of Burgundy (950), Peter Högl (1897), Frederick V, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (1594), Princess Louise Eleonore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1763), and Joachim Ernest, Prince of Anhalt (1536).

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