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Wilhelm II. von Hessen, Landgraf von Hessen, was born 29 April 1469 to Ludwig II. von Hessen-Kassel (1438-1471) and Mechthild von Württemberg-Urach (1438-1495) and died 11 July 1509 Kassel of unspecified causes. He married Yolande de Lorraine (c1460-1500) 15 October 1497 JL . He married Anna von Mecklenburg (1485-1525) 20 October 1500 JL in Kassel.

William II became Landgrave of Lower Hesse in 1493, after his brother William I resigned.

In 1500, William II reunited the Landgraviate of Hesse after the death of his cousin William III.


Children


Offspring of Wilhelm II. von Hessen and Yolande de Lorraine (c1460-1500)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Wilhelm von Hessen (1500-1500)


Offspring of Wilhelm II. von Hessen and Anna von Mecklenburg (1485-1525)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Elisabeth von Hessen (1502-1557)
Magdalene von Hessen (1503-1504)
Philipp I. von Hessen (1504-1567) 13 November 1504 Marburg, Hesse, Germany 31 March 1567 Kassel, Hesse, Germany Christine von Sachsen (1505-1549)
Margarete von der Saale (1522-1566)


 




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