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William I, Elector of Hesse

1743 to 1821 6 documented presences 4 places

Quo Fuit places 6 dated presences for William I, Elector of Hesse across 4 places, from 1743 to 1821. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.

William I, Elector of Hesse (3 June 1743 – 27 February 1821) was the eldest surviving son of Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) and Princess Mary of Great Britain, the daughter of George II.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where William I, Elector of Hesse was documented, and when

3 June 1743exact date
Kasselattested “Prince William was born on 3 June 1743 in Kassel, capital of the Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel in the Holy Roman Empire.” source: Wikipedia: William I, Elector of Hesse
3 June 1743exact date
Holy Roman Empireattested “Prince William was born on 3 June 1743 in Kassel, capital of the Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel in the Holy Roman Empire.” source: Wikipedia: William I, Elector of Hesse
1785year
Kasselattested “In 1785 they moved to Kassel when William succeeded to the landgraviate.” source: Wikipedia: William I, Elector of Hesse
June 1808month
Koningsbergattested “He was a member of the Tugendbund, a quasi-Masonic secret society founded after the Battle of Jena–Auerstedt in June 1808 at Koningsberg.” source: Wikipedia: William I, Elector of Hesse
1815year
Congress of Viennaattested “Several other prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire had been recognized as kings at the Congress of Vienna (1815), and William attempted to join them by declaring himself King of the Chatti.” source: Wikipedia: William I, Elector of Hesse
1821year
Kasselattested “He ruled until his death in Kassel in 1821.” source: Wikipedia: William I, Elector of Hesse

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Places William I, Elector of Hesse is documented in

Kassel3 presences · 1743 to 1821Holy Roman Empire1 presence · 1743
Congress of Vienna1 presence · 1815
Koningsberg1 presence · 1808

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1747year
Denmarkmentioned “From 1747 they were supported by Protestant relatives and moved to Denmark.” source: Wikipedia: William I, Elector of Hesse
1760 to 1807period
Itzehoementioned “* stillborn child (1805) * stillborn child (1806) * stillborn son (1807 in Itzehoe) From a relationship with Marianne Wulffen, Johann Heinrich Resse was born (1760, Kassel, Hessen), father of the renowned Portuguese-German engineer, Colo…” source: Wikipedia: William I, Elector of Hesse

Documented at the same place, the same year

Louise of Mecklenburg-StrelitzKaliningrad · 1808Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-PérigordVienna · 1815Friedrich von AmerlingVienna · 1815

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