William II, Landgrave of Hesse-Wanfried-Rheinfels | |
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Born | Langenschwalbach | 25 August 1671
Died | 1 April 1731 Paris | (aged 59)
Buried | Paris |
Noble family | House of Hesse |
Spouse(s) | Countess Palatine Ernestine of Sulzbach |
Father | Charles, Landgrave of Hesse-Wanfried |
Mother | Sophie Magdalene of Salm-Reifferscheid |
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William II, Landgrave of Hesse-Wanfried-Rheinfels (also known as William the Younger; born: 25 August 1671 in Langenschwalbach; died: 1 April 1731 in Paris, and also buried there) was a son of the Landgrave Charles of Hesse-Wanfried (1649–1711) and his first wife, Countess Sophie Magdalene of Salm-Reifferscheid (d. 1675). He succeeded his father as Landgrave of Hesse-Wanfried and Hesse-Rheinfels. After 1711, he styled himself "Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels".