William V, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel

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William V
Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
Reign	17 March 1627 – 21 September 1637
Predecessor	Maurice
Successor	William VI
Born	(1602-02-13)13 February 1602 Kassel, Hesse-Kassel
Died	21 September 1637(1637-09-21) (aged 35) Leer, East Frisia
Burial	Martinskirche, Kassel
Spouse	Amalie Elisabeth von Hanau-Münzenberg ​ ​ (m. 1619)​
Issue	Agnes Moritz Elisabeth Wilhelm Emilie, Duchess of Thouars Charlotte, Electress Palatine William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel Philipp Adolf Karl Susanna Elisabeth, Princess-Abbess of Herford Luise
House	Hesse-Kassel
Father	Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
Mother	Agnes of Solms-Laubach
Religion	Calvinism

William V (German: Wilhelm) (13 February 1602 – 21 September 1637), a member of the House of Hesse, was Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel from 1627 to 1637. Having come to rule in unfavorable circumstances and in the midst of the Thirty Years' War, he continued to suffer losses of territory and wealth.