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Also Known As Hessen-Kassel • Hesse-Cassel • Electoral Hesse • Kurhessen • Hessen-Cassel

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Germany
Germany

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Ferdinand Braun
Ferdinand Braun
German physicist
Hassenpflug
Hans Daniel Hassenpflug
German politician
William IV, detail from an engraving by P. Troschel
William IV
landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
Wilhelm, baron von Knyphausen
German general
Frederick William
elector of Hesse-Kassel