Hessen-Kassel

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Capital	Kassel
Language(s)	German
Religion	Protestant (Calvinist) (in 1749 the ruler Friedrich II became Roman Catholic)
Population	not yet available
Government	Landgraviate (Landgrafschaft)
Dependencies	Hanau was a county (Grafschaft) belonging to Hessen-Kassel. Wilhelm IX was Graf of Hessen-Hanau prior to ascending the throne of Hessen-Kassel; he was also the crown prince (Erbprinz) of Hessen-Kassel up to 1785.
Rulers	The rulers of Hessen-Kassel were as follows: Wilhelm IV (1567-1592), son of Philip I Moritz (1592-1627), abdicated in favour of his son Wilhelm V (1627-1637) Wilhelm VI (1637-1663) Amalie Elisabeth (1637, 1650) Wilhelm VII (1663-1670) Hedwig-Sophie von Brandenburg (regent) (1663-1677) Karl I (1670-1730) Friedrich I (1730-1751) Wilhelm VIII (1751-1760) Friedrich II (1760-1785)
Army	see the article Hessen-Kassel Army
Navy	none
History	In 1567 Hessen was partitioned into the Landgrafschaft (Landgraviates) of Hessen-Darmstadt and Hessen-Kassel, each going its own separate way. Late in the XVIII Century, the heir apparent (crown prince or Erbprinz) of Hessen-Kassel (Wilhelm, son of Friedrich II of Hesse-Kassel) was made Graf von Hessen-Hanau, which was part of the state of Hessen-Kassel. Both these states sent regiments to America to help Britain fight against the American rebels in their war of independence.

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Acknowledgments

Digby Smith for the initial version of this article.