William I, Landgrave of Lower Hesse

William I
Landgrave of Lower Hesse
Born 4 July 1466
Died 8 February 1515
Kassel
Spouse Anna of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Issue Mathilda
Mathilda
Anna
Katherine
Elisabeth
House House of Hesse
Father Louis II, Landgrave of Lower Hesse
Mother Mechthild of Württemberg-Urach

William I of Hesse (German: Wilhelm) (4 July 1466 – 8 February 1515) was the Landgrave of Hesse (Lower Hesse) from 1471 to 1493.

His parents were Louis the Frank (1438–1471) and Mechthild, daughter of Count Louis I of Württemberg. On 17 February 1488 in Münden, he married Anna of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel c. 1460 - Worms 16 May 1520], daughter of William II, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and Elisabeth, Countess of Stolberg, with whom he had five daughters:[1][2]

After a pilgrimage to the Holy Land in 1491 where he was dubbed a Knight of the Holy Sepulchre, he probably contracted syphilis. He abdicated in favor of his brother William II on 3 June 1493, and spent his life in Spangenberg.

References

  1. Marek, Miroslav. "brabant/brabant6.html". Genealogy.EU.
  2. Marek, Miroslav. "welf/welf4.html". Genealogy.EU.
Preceded by
Louis II
Landgrave of Lower Hesse
1471–1493
Succeeded by
William II
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