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William V | |
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Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel | |
Reign | 17 March 1627 – 21 September 1637 |
Predecessor | Maurice |
Successor | William VI |
Born | Kassel, Hesse-Kassel | 13 February 1602
Died | 21 September 1637 Leer, East Frisia | (aged 35)
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House | Hesse-Kassel |
Father | Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel |
Mother | Agnes of Solms-Laubach |
Religion | Calvinism |
William V (German: Wilhelm) (13 February 1602 – 21 September 1637), a member of the House of Hesse, was Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel from 1627 to 1637. Having come to rule in unfavorable circumstances and in the midst of the Thirty Years' War, he continued to suffer losses of territory and wealth.