Countess Amalie Elisabeth of Hanau-Münzenberg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Countess Amalie Elisabeth of Hanau-Münzenberg

Regent of Hesse-Kassel

Date of Birth: 29-Jan-1602

Place of Birth: Hanau, Hesse, Germany

Date of Death: 08-Aug-1651

Profession: ruler, aristocrat

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Amalie Elisabeth of Hanau-Münzenberg (1602–1651) was Landgravine consort and Regent of Hesse-Kassel.
She married the future William V, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel in 1619.
Upon her husband's death in 1637, she became regent for their son William VI.
Through skillful diplomacy and military successes in the Thirty Years' War, she advanced the fortunes of Hesse-Kassel and handed over an enlarged landgraviate to her son upon his majority in 1650.
However, her health was ruined by the war, and she died in 1651.



Alternative names	Gerard Honthorst, Gerard Hermansz. van Honthorst, Gerardus Honthorst, Gerrit van Hondhorst, Gerrit Honthorst, Gerrit van Honthorst, Gherardo Fiammingo, Gherardo della Notte, Gherardo delle Notti, Gherardo Delle Notti
Description	Dutch painter, printmaker and ornamental painter
Date of birth/death	4 November 1592	27 April 1656
Location of birth/death	Utrecht	Utrecht
Work location	Utrecht, Rome (1610–1620), Utrecht (1620–1628), London (May 1628-December 1628), The Hague (1637–1651), Utrecht (1652–1656)
Authority control	: Q314548 VIAF: 17494224 ISNI: 0000 0001 1561 2358 ULAN: 500051681 LCCN: nr96007892 WGA: HONTHORST, Gerrit van WorldCat