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His father died in 1884, and he inherited the title of Landgrave which provided an allowance of £25,000 a year from the German government in addition to his extensive estates in Holstein and Hesse Castle. Death. Frederick William III died on 14 October 1888 during a trip aboard the steamship Volga from Batavia to Singapore.
- 15 October 1854, Copenhagen
- Princess Anna of Prussia
Frederick William II; Landgrave of Hesse: Head of the House of Hesse-Kassel; Tenure: 6 January 1875 – 14 October 1884: Predecessor: Frederick William I: Successor: Frederick William III
4 mar 2024 · Aug. 20, 1802. Died: Jan. 6, 1875, Prague (aged 72) Frederick William (born Aug. 20, 1802—died Jan. 6, 1875, Prague) was the elector of Hesse-Kassel from 1847 after 16 years’ co-regency with his father; he was noted for his reactionary stand against liberalizing trends manifested during the revolutionary events of 1848.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
See below. Elector of Hesse 1803-1875. 1866 annexed by Prussia. William I (1743 – 1821) Elector of Hesse. William I (IX) (1743 – 1821) Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel and Elector of Hesse from 1803 to 1806 and from 1813. 1806 annexed by the Kingdom of Westphalia, 1813 restored. Grandmaster of the House-order of the Golden Lion.
About: Frederick William III, Landgrave of Hesse. Frederick William (III), Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (German: Friedrich Wilhelm Nikolaus Karl, 15 October 1854 – 14 October 1888) was (titular) Elector of Hesse-Kassel.
Landgrave of Hesse. His father died in 1884, and he inherited the title of Landgrave which provided an allowance of £25,000 a year from the German government in addition to his extensive estates in Holstein and Hesse Castle. Death. Frederick William III died on 14 October 1888 during a trip aboard the steamship Volga from Batavia to Singapore.
In 1742, he was promoted to General of the Cavalry . He died in 1746, as governor of 's-Hertogenbosch and was buried in the crypt of Bad Homburg Castle. Since none of his children survived him, he was succeeded as the Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg by Frederick IV, the son of his younger brother Casimir William .
