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William VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel

1682 - 1760

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William VIII (10 March 1682 – 1 February 1760) ruled the German Landgraviate Hesse-Kassel from 1730 until his death, first as regent (1730–1751) and then as landgrave (1751–1760). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel is the 628th most popular nobleman (down from 594th in 2019), the 2,376th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,345th in 2019) and the 123rd most popular German Nobleman.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, William VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel ranks 628 out of 1,415. Before him are Princess Beatrice of York, Charles II, Count of Alençon, Francesco Maria II della Rovere, Magdalene of Bavaria, Constance of Portugal, and Prince Sixtus Henry of Bourbon-Parma. After him are Margaret Fredkulla, Princess Cecilia of Sweden, Infante Philip, Duke of Calabria, Sheshi, Margaret of Austria, Electress of Saxony, and Eleanor of Woodstock.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1682, William VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel ranks 10. Before him are Bartholomew Roberts, Johann Friedrich Böttger, Princess Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach, Giovanni Battista Morgagni, Şehsuvar Sultan, and Shahu I. After him are Claudine Guérin de Tencin, Jacopo Amigoni, Roger Cotes, Jean-François Dandrieu, Jan van Huysum, and Johann Jacob Bach. Among people deceased in 1760, William VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel ranks 10. Before him are Nicolaus Zinzendorf, Anna Magdalena Bach, Alaungpaya, Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp, Adrien Manglard, and Christoph Graupner. After him are Andrija Kačić Miošić, and George Clifford III.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, William VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel ranks 2,377 out of 7,253. Before him are Sigmund Rascher (1909), Friedrich Hossbach (1894), Astrid Kirchherr (1938), Charlotte Bühler (1893), Wilhelm Boger (1906), and Ruth Fuchs (1946). After him are Princess Hilda of Nassau (1864), Irmina of Oeren (700), Helmut Lachenmann (1935), Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg (1783), Otto Braun (1900), and Wilhelm Raabe (1831).

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Among NOBLEMEN In Germany

Among noblemen born in Germany, William VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel ranks 123. Before him are Wilhelm, Duke of Oldenburg (1754), Konrad von Thüringen (1206), Princess Frederica Charlotte of Prussia (1767), Christian I, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler (1598), Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Crown Princess of Prussia (1746), and Magdalene of Bavaria (1587). After him are Prince Albert of Prussia (1837), John Casimir of the Palatinate-Simmern (1543), Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1528), Anna of Cleves (1552), Princess Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt (1757), and Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1769).

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