William I, Landgrave of Lower Hesse

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William I, Landgrave of Lower Hesse

Ruler

William I of Hesse was the Landgrave of Hesse from 1471 to 1493. His parents were Louis the Frank and Mechthild, daughter of Count Louis I of Württemberg. Wikipedia

Born: July 4, 1466

Died: February 8, 1515 (age 48 years), Spangenberg, Germany

Parents: Louis II, Landgrave of Lower Hesse

Children: Elisabeth of Hesse, Countess Palatine of Zweibrücken, Mechthild von Hessen, and Katherine von Hessen

Grandchildren: Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Anna of Tecklenburg-Schwerin, Ludwig Albrecht, Count of Baihlingen, and more

Partner: Anna von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1488–)

Siblings: William II, Landgrave of Hesse