Agnes of Hesse-Kassel was a princess of Hesse-Kassel by birth and by marriage Duchess of Anhalt-Dessau.
Background
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.
Career
She spoke six languages and composed music 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.
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).
