"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 ...
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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." - (en.wikipedia.org 31.01.2020)
