Maximilian of Hesse-Kassel was a prince of Hesse-Kassel and a Generalfeldzeugmeister, Generalfeldmarschall and finally Reichsgeneralfeldmarschall in the army of the Holy Roman Empire.
Background
Maximilian was the ninth son of Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (1654–1730) and his wife Marie Amalia (1653–1711), daughter of Jacob Kettler, duke of Kurland. In 1720 he married Friederike Charlotte of Hesse-Darmstadt (1698–1777), a daughter of Ernest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt.
Career
The marriage was meant to symbolise the new harmony between Hesse-Kassel and Hesse-Darmstadt, but was complicated by the two families" annoyance over his lavish lifestyle. In 1723 his father gave Maximilian the domain of Jesberg, which included the Richerode estate.
Personality
He was a passionate musician, maintaining a separate court-orchestra of his own, but this plunged him into debt.
