Friedrich II. von Hessen-Kassel, Landgraf von Hessen-Kassel, was born 14 August 1720 in Kassel, Hesse, Germany to Wilhelm VIII. von Hessen-Kassel (1682-1760) and Dorothea Wilhelmine von Sachsen-Zeitz (1691-1743) and died 31 October 1785 Castle Weißenstein, Kassel, Hesse, Germany of unspecified causes. He married Mary of Great Britain (1723-1772) 19 May 1740 in Westminster, Greater London, England, United Kingdom. He married Philippine Auguste Amalie von Brandenburg-Schwedt (1745-1800) 10 January 1773 in Berlin, Germany.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Wilhelm von Hessen-Kassel (1741-1742) | |||
| Wilhelm I. von Hessen-Kassel (1743-1821) | 3 June 1743 Kassel, Hesse, Germany | 27 February 1821 Kassel, Hesse, Germany | Wilhelmina Caroline of Denmark (1747-1820) |
| Karl von Hessen-Kassel (1744-1836) | 19 December 1744 Kassel, Hesse, Germany | 17 August 1836 Louisenlund, Güby, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | Luise of Denmark (1750-1831) |
| Friedrich III. von Hessen-Kassel und Rumpenheim (1747-1837) | 11 September 1747 | 20 May 1837 | Caroline Polyxene von Nassau-Usingen (1762-1823) |
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