Wilhelm
(Wilhelm VIII)
"Landgraf von Hessen-Kassel"
von Hessen-Kassel
formerly Hessen-Kassel aka William VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel
Born in Kassel, Hessen-Kassel, Heiliges Römisches Reich
Ancestors 
Brother of
Friedrich Hessen-Kassel, Maria Louise (Hessen-Kassel) van Oranje and Maximilian Hessen-Kassel
Husband of
Dorothea Wilhelmine (Sachsen-Zeitz) von Hessen-Kassel
— married
27 Sep 1717 in Zeitz, Sachsen-Zeitz, Heiliges Römisches Reich
Descendants 
Died
at age 77
in Rinteln, Hessen-Kassel, Heiliges Römisches Reich
Profile last modified
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Wilhelm VIII Hessen-Kassel was a member of the aristocracy in Europe.
Biography
Sources
- Huberty, Michel; Giraud, Alain; Magdelaine, F, & B., L'Allemagne Dynastique: Tome 1 - Hesse-Reuss-Saxe, Le Perreux: Alain Giraud, 1976.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Wilhelm VIII by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Wilhelm VIII:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Wilhelm VIII by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Wilhelm VIII:
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~0.39%
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