| Frederick William III of Hesse | |
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| Born | 15 October 1854 Copenhagen |
| Died | 14 October 1888 (aged 33) at sea between Batavia and Singapore |
Frederick William (III), Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (German language: Friedrich Wilhelm Nikolaus Karl, 15 October 1854 – 14 October 1888) was (titular) Elector of Hesse-Kassel.
He was the eldest son of Frederick William George Adolph of Hesse-Kassel-Rumpenheim and his second wife Princess Anna of Prussia. Like his father he was raised in Denmark. His father died in 1884 and he inherited the title of Landgrave. He died on 14 October 1888 during a trip from Batavia to Singapore by falling overboard. He was not married and had no children. He was succeeded by his brother.
Honours and awards[]
He received the following awards:[1]
Grand Duchy of Hesse:[2]
- Grand Cross of the Ludwig Order, 10 September 1871
- Knight of the Golden Lion, 12 October 1875
Kingdom of Prussia:
- Knight of the Black Eagle, with Collar, 26 January 1877[3]
- Grand Cross of the Red Eagle
- Knight of Honour of the Johanniter Order, 18 February 1880[3]
Duchy of Anhalt: Grand Cross of Albert the Bear- Denmark: Knight of the Elephant, 2 October 1871[4]
- Kingdom of Greece: Grand Cross of the Redeemer
- Mecklenburg: Grand Cross of the Wendish Crown, with Crown in Ore
- Nassau Ducal Family: Knight of the Gold Lion of Nassau
- Oldenburg: Grand Cross of the Order of Duke Peter Friedrich Ludwig, with Golden Crown, 24 September 1877[5]
- Ottoman Empire: Order of Osmanieh, 1st Class
- Russian Empire: Knight of St. Alexander Nevsky
- Württemberg: Grand Cross of the Württemberg Crown, 1875[6]
References[]
- ↑ "Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogs Hessen". Darmstadt: Im Verlag der Invalidenanstalt. 1886–1888. p. 6.
- ↑ "Großherzoglich Hessische Ordensliste". Darmstadt: Staatsverlag. 1885. pp. 4, 33.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Königlich Preussische Ordensliste". Berlin. 1886. pp. 8, 1038. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015049878831&view=1up&seq=5&skin=2021.
- ↑ Pedersen, Jørgen (2009) (in da). Riddere af Elefantordenen, 1559–2009. Syddansk Universitetsforlag. p. 465. ISBN 978-87-7674-434-2. https://books.google.com/books?id=glw-AQAAIAAJ.
- ↑ Hof- und Staatshandbuch des Großherzogtums Oldenburg: 1879. Schulze. 1879. p. 34. https://books.google.com/books?id=AD6sPIakAuMC&pg=PR1.
- ↑ Württemberg (Kingdom). Statistisches Landesamt (1877). Staatshandbuch für Württemberg. Druck von W. Kohlhammer. p. 23. https://books.google.com/books?id=bMtW8PxqkkcC&pg=PP7.
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