Agnes of Hesse-Kassel


Agnes of Hesse-Kassel 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 from his second marriage to Juliane of Nassau-Siegen, 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. 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: