Landgrave William person
also: Duke of Hesse, Landgrave of Hesse, the landgrave, William
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Landgrave William operated_in
Hesse documented
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“When, in 1795, Prussia withdrew from the war against the French Republic, the Landgrave of Hesse followed her example.…”
source: book — The Rise of the House of Rothschild, 1770-1830 · p.39
Landgrave William met_with
Francis I of Austria documented
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“Landgrave William attached particular importance to his relations with the man who was shortly to be emperor, and in a letter * to the “Most Excellent, Most Puissant King and highly honored cousin” he hastened to promise his military help..…”
source: book — The Rise of the House of Rothschild, 1770-1830 · p.38
Landgrave William moved_to
Ernest Cassel documented
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“...with the result that William retired in a panic to Cassel...…”
source: book — The Rise of the House of Rothschild, 1770-1830 · p.39
Landgrave William did_business_with
United Kingdom documented
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“...his loss was made good by a new subsidy contract under which he delivered 8,000 Hessian soldiers to England...…”
source: book — The Rise of the House of Rothschild, 1770-1830 · p.39
Landgrave William worked_for
Prussia documented
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“In the meantime he had been created a field-marshal of Prussia...…”
source: book — The Rise of the House of Rothschild, 1770-1830 · p.39
Landgrave William paid
Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor documented
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“Even as late as 1795, when the Landgrave of Hesse lent the Emperor Francis a million gulden, and in 1798 when he lent him an additional half-million, other bankers conducted the transaction, the Rothschilds having nothing whatever to do wit…”
source: book — The Rise of the House of Rothschild, 1770-1830 · p.49