William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel

William IV
Portrait by Kaspar van der Borcht, 1577
Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
Reign31 March 1569 – 25 August 1592
SuccessorMaurice
Born(1532-06-24)24 June 1532
Kassel, Landgraviate of Hesse, Holy Roman Empire
Died25 August 1592(1592-08-25) (aged 60)
Kassel, Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel, Holy Roman Empire
Spouse
(m. 1566; died 1581)
Issue
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House
FatherPhilip I, Landgrave of Hesse
MotherChristine of Saxony

William IV of Hesse-Kassel (24 June 1532  25 August 1592), also called William the Wise, was the first Landgrave of the Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel). He was the founder of the oldest line, which survives to this day.