William I, Landgrave of Hesse

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William I of Hesse (German: Wilhelm) (4 July 1466 - 8 February 1515) was the Landgrave of Hesse from 1471 to 1493.

His parents were Louis the Frank (1438-1471) and Mechthild, daughter of Count Louis I of Württemberg. In 1488 he married Anna of Brunswick with whom he had five daughters. After a pilgrimage to the Holy Land in 1491 he probably contracted syphilis. He abdicated in favor of his brother William II on 3 June 1493, and spend his life in Spangenberg.

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Preceded by
Louis II		 Landgrave of Lower Hesse
1471–1493		 Succeeded by
William II
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