Agnes of Hesse-Kassel explained

Agnes of Hesse-Kassel
Princess of Anhalt-Dessau
House:House of Hesse
Father:Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
Mother:Juliane of Nassau-Siegen
Spouse:John Casimir, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
Birth Date:14 May 1606
Birth Place:Kassel
Death Place:Dessau

Agnes of Hesse-Kassel (14 May 1606 in Kassel  - 28 May 1650 in Dessau) was a princess of Hesse-Kassel by birth and by marriage Princess of Anhalt-Dessau.

Life

Agnes was a daughter of Landgrave Maurice of Hesse-Kassel (1572-1632) from his second marriage to Juliane of Nassau-Siegen (1587-1643), the daughter of Count John VII of Nassau-Siegen. She was raised together with her siblings. She spoke six languages and composed music.

On 18 May 1623 she married Prince John Casimir of Anhalt-Dessau (1596-1660). During the Thirty Years' War, she managed to soften the plight of Anhalt-Dessau by negotiating with the generals, both orally and in writing. She was considered a keen economist and mathematician. In 1645, she built a fortified house in Nischwitz, which was later developed into Oranienbaum Castle.

Issue

From her marriage Agnes had the following children:

married in 1659 to Princess Henriette Catherine of Nassau (1637-1708)

married in 1648 to Duke Christian of Brzeg (1618-1672)

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