| Amalie Elisabeth of Hanau-Münzenberg | |
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| Amalie Elisabeth of Hanau-Münzenberg | |
| Spouse(s) | William V, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel |
| Noble family | House of Hanau |
| Father | Philip Louis II of Hanau-Münzenberg |
| Mother | Countess Catharina Belgica of Nassau |
| Born | 29 January 1602 Hanau |
| Died | 8 August 1651 (aged 49) Kassel |
Amalie Elisabeth of Hanau-Münzenberg (1602–1651) was Landgravine consort and Regent of Hesse-Kassel.
She was a daughter of Philipp Ludwig II of Hanau-Münzenberg and Countess Catharina Belgica of Nassau. She married in 1619 to landgrave William V, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel. She was Regent of Hesse-Kassel from 1637 until 1650 during the Thirty Year's War, as the guardian of her under age son William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel.
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Countess Amalie Elisabeth of Hanau-Münzenberg
House of Hanau
Born: 29 January 1602 Died: 8 August 1651 |
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| Vacant
Title last held by
Juliane of Nassau-Dillenburg |
Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel 1627–21 September 1637 |
Vacant
Title next held by
Hedwig Sophie of Brandenburg |