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Hesse-Kassel - 1600s-1700s | | Hesse-Kassel - 1600s-1700s: Encyclopedia II - Hesse-Kassel - 1600s-1700s | | The Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel expanded in 1604 when Landgrave Maurice inherited Hesse-Marburg from his uncle.
During the Thirty Years' War, Calvinist Hesse-Kassel proved Sweden's most loyal German ally. Landgrave Wilhelm V and, after his death in 1637, his widow supported the Protestant cause and the French and Swedes throughout the war and maintained an army, garrisoning many strongpoints, even while Hesse-Kassel itself was occupied by Imperial troops.
Under Frederick I of Sweden Hesse-Kassel was in perso ...
See also:Hesse-Kassel, Hesse-Kassel - 1600s-1700s, Hesse-Kassel - 1800s, Hesse-Kassel - 1900s, Hesse-Kassel - Landgraves of Hesse-Kassel 1568-1803, Hesse-Kassel - Electors of Hesse-Kassel 1803-1866, Hesse-Kassel - Heads of the House of Hesse-Kassel 1866-present, Hesse-Kassel - Trivia | | | Hesse-Kassel, Hesse-Kassel - 1600s-1700s, Hesse-Kassel - 1800s, Hesse-Kassel - 1900s, Hesse-Kassel - Electors of Hesse-Kassel 1803-1866, Hesse-Kassel - Heads of the House of Hesse-Kassel 1866-present, Hesse-Kassel - Landgraves of Hesse-Kassel 1568-1803, Hesse-Kassel - Trivia, List of Swedish monarchs, List of Finnish monarchs | | |
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Hesse-Kassel - 1600s-1700s
The Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel expanded in 1604 when Landgrave Maurice inherited Hesse-Marburg from his uncle.
During the Thirty Years' War, Calvinist Hesse-Kassel proved Sweden's most loyal German ally. Landgrave Wilhelm V and, after his death in 1637, his widow supported the Protestant cause and the French and Swedes throughout the war and maintained an army, garrisoning many strongpoints, even while Hesse-Kassel itself was occupied by Imperial troops.
Under Frederick I of Sweden Hesse-Kassel was in personal union with Sweden between 1730 and 1751.
During the 17th and 18th centuries, the Landgraves of Hesse-Kassel became infamous for hiring out contingents of their army as mercenaries. Frederick II, notably, hired out his troops to his nephew George III of Britain to suppress the rebellion of the American colonies, the American Revolution, using the revenue to finance his opulent lifestyle.
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