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Agnes of Hesse-Kassel
Princess consort of Anhalt-Dessau

Agnes of Hesse-Kassel

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Princess consort of Anhalt-Dessau
Work field
Gender
Female
Place of birth
Kassel
Place of death
Dessau-Roßlau
Age
44 years
Family
Mother:
Countess Juliane of Nassau-Dillenburg
Father:
Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
Siblings:
Frederick Landgrave of Hesse-Eschwege Herman IV Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg William V Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel Ernest Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels Otto Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel Elizabeth of Hesse-Kassel Duchess of Mecklenburg Magdalene von Hessen-Kassel Landgravine Sophie of Hesse-Kassel
Spouse:
John Casimir Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
Children:
John George II Prince of Anhalt-Dessau Louise of Anhalt-Dessau
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Biography

Agnes of Hesse-Kassel (14 May 1606 in Kassel – 28 May 1650 in Dessau) was a princess of Hesse-Kassel by birth and by marriage Duchess of Anhalt-Dessau.

Life

Agnes was a daughter of Landgrave Maurice of Hesse-Kassel (1572-1632) from his second marriage to Juliane (1587-1643), the daughter of Count John of Nassau-Dillenburg. She was raised together with her siblings. She spoke six languages and composed music.

On 18 May 1623 she married Prince John Casimir of Anhalt-Dessau (1596-1660). During the Thirty Years' War, she managed to sothen the plight of Anhalt-Dessau by negotiating with the generals, both orally and in writing. She was considered a keen economist and mathematician. In 1645, she built a fortified house in Nischwitz, which was later developed into Oranienbaum Castle.

Issue

From her marriage Agnes had the following children:

  • Maurice (1624-1624)
  • Dorothea (1625-1626)
  • Juliane (1626-1652)
  • John George II (1627-1693), who was Prince of Anhalt-Dessau from 1660 to 1693
married in 1659 to Princess Henriette Catherine of Nassau (1637-1708)
  • Louise (1631-1680)
married in 1648 to Duke Christian of Brzeg (1618-1672)
  • Agnes (1644-1644)

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