Wilhelm VIII. von Hessen-KasselAge: 77 years1682–1760
- Name
- Wilhelm VIII. von Hessen-Kassel
| Birth | March 16, 1682 27 29 |
| Education | Geneva; Paris |
| Marriage | Dorothea Wilhelmine von Sachsen-Zeitz — View this family 3 children |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Hedwig Sophie von Brandenburg June 26, 1683 (Age 15 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Marie Louise von Hessen-Kassel February 7, 1688 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a mother | Maria Amalia von Kurland 1711 (Age 28 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Karl I. von Hessen-Kassel — Jeanne Marguerite de Frere — View this family 1713 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Friedrich II. von Hessen-Kassel August 14, 1720 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a father | Karl I. von Hessen-Kassel March 23, 1730 (Age 48 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Friedrich II. von Hessen-Kassel — Maria of Hannover — View this family 1740 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a wife | Dorothea Wilhelmine von Sachsen-Zeitz 1743 (Age 60 years) |
| Occupation | Landgraf (superior count), Statthalter 1751 (Age 68 years) |
| Death | February 1, 1760 (Age 77 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Karl I. von Hessen-Kassel Birth: August 3, 1654 25 31 — Kassel, Hessen, Germany Death: March 23, 1730 — Kassel, Hessen, Germany |
| mother |
Maria Amalia von Kurland Birth: 1653 25 Death: 1711 |
|
Marriage: — |
|
| elder brother |
Friedrich von Hessen-Kassel Birth: April 28, 1676 21 23 Death: Stockholm, Sweden |
|
1,665 years himself |
Wilhelm VIII. von Hessen-Kassel Birth: March 16, 1682 27 29 — Kassel, Hessen, Germany Death: February 1, 1760 — Rinteln, Niedersachsen, Germany |
|
6 years younger sister |
Marie Louise von Hessen-Kassel Birth: February 7, 1688 33 35 Death: April 9, 1765 |
| Father’s family with Jeanne Marguerite de Frere |
| father |
Karl I. von Hessen-Kassel Birth: August 3, 1654 25 31 — Kassel, Hessen, Germany Death: March 23, 1730 — Kassel, Hessen, Germany |
| step-mother |
Jeanne Marguerite de Frere Birth: estimated a gap of 25 years — 1688 |
|
Marriage: 1713 — |
| Father’s family with Barbara Christine von Bernhold |
| father |
Karl I. von Hessen-Kassel Birth: August 3, 1654 25 31 — Kassel, Hessen, Germany Death: March 23, 1730 — Kassel, Hessen, Germany |
| step-mother |
Barbara Christine von Bernhold Birth: 1690 Death: 1756 |
|
Marriage: — |
| Family with Dorothea Wilhelmine von Sachsen-Zeitz |
| himself |
Wilhelm VIII. von Hessen-Kassel Birth: March 16, 1682 27 29 — Kassel, Hessen, Germany Death: February 1, 1760 — Rinteln, Niedersachsen, Germany |
| wife |
Dorothea Wilhelmine von Sachsen-Zeitz Birth: 1691 26 Death: 1743 |
|
Marriage: — Zeitz |
|
| son |
Friedrich II. von Hessen-Kassel Birth: August 14, 1720 38 29 — Kassel, Hessen, Germany Death: October 31, 1785 — Kassel, Hessen, Germany |