Landgrave Charles of Hesse-Kassel
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Prince Charles of Hesse, wearing the sash of the Order of the Elephant
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| Born |
19 December 1744 Kassel, Hesse |
| Died | 17 August 1836 (aged 91) Louisenlund, Schleswig |
| Burial | Schleswig Cathedral |
| Spouse | Princess Louise of Denmark |
| Issue |
Marie Sophie, Queen of Denmark and Norway Prince Wilhelm Prince Frederick Princess Juliane Prince Christian Louise Caroline, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg |
| House | Hesse-Kassel |
| Father | Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel |
| Mother | Princess Mary of Great Britain |
Prince Charles of Hesse-Kassel (Danish: Carl af Hessen-Kassel; German: Karl von Hessen-Kassel) (19 December 1744 – 17 August 1836) was a cadet member of the house of Hesse-Kassel and a Danish general field marshal. Brought up with relatives at the Danish court, he spent most of his life in Denmark, serving as royal governor of the twin duchies of Schleswig-Holstein from 1769 to 1836.
Charles was born in Kassel on 19 December 1744 as the second surviving son of Hesse-Kassel's then hereditary prince, the future Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) and his first wife Princess Mary of Great Britain. His mother was a daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Caroline of Ansbach and a sister of Queen Louise of Denmark.
His father, the future landgrave (who reigned from 1760 and died in 1785), left the family in 1747 and converted to Catholicism in 1749. In 1755 he formally ended the marriage with Mary. The grandfather, William VIII, Landgrave of Hesse, granted the county of Hanau and its revenues to Mary and her sons.
The young Prince Charles and his two brothers, William and Frederick, were raised by their mother and fostered by Protestant relatives since 1747.
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