Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel

Maurice of Hesse-Kassel (German: Moritz; 25 May 1572 – 15 March 1632), also called Maurice the Learned[1] or Moritz, was the Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) in the Holy Roman Empire from 1592 to 1627.

Maurice
Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
Portrait of Maurice of Hesse-Kassel from the work Theatrum Europaeum (1662).
Born25 May 1572
Kassel, Hesse-Kassel
Died15 March 1632 (aged 59)
Eschwege, Hesse-Kassel
Noble familyHesse-Kassel
Spouse(s)Agnes of Solms-Laubach
Juliane of Nassau-Siegen
Issue
Detail
Otto, Hereditary Prince of Hesse-Kassel
Elisabeth, Duchess of Mecklenburg
William V, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
Agnes, Princess of Anhalt-Dessau
Herman IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg
Magdalene, Countess of Salm-Reifferscheid
Sophie, Countess of Schaumburg-Lippe
Frederick, Landgrave of Hesse-Eschwege
Ernest, Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels
FatherWilliam IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
MotherSabine of Württemberg

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