# William II, Landgrave of Hesse

> William II was Landgrave of Lower Hesse from 1493 and Landgrave of Upper Hesse after the death of his cousin, William III, Landgrave of Upper Hesse in 1500. This immediately sparked the War of the Katzenelnbogen Succession, in which William sought to enforce his claim on the County of Katzenelnbogen with military might.

*German Landgrave*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/william-ii-landgrave-of-hesse

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Born:** 1469-04-29
- **Died:** 1509-07-11
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 48.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 13.3 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Вільгельм II (ландграф Гессену)](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%96%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BC_II_(%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%84_%D0%93%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%83))
- [Вилхелм II (Хесен)](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%85%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BC_II_(%D0%A5%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BD))
- [Wilhelm II. (Hessen)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_II._(Hessen))
- [Γουλιέλμος Β΄ της Έσσης](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%93%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%BB%CE%B9%CE%AD%CE%BB%CE%BC%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%92%CE%84_%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%88%CF%83%CF%83%CE%B7%CF%82)
- [William II, Landgrave of Hesse](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_II%2C_Landgrave_of_Hesse)
- [Guillermo II de Hesse](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillermo_II_de_Hesse)
- [ویلهلم دوم، لندگراف هسن](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%87%D9%84%D9%85_%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%85%D8%8C_%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AF%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%81_%D9%87%D8%B3%D9%86)
- [Guillaume II de Hesse](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillaume_II_de_Hesse)
- [וילהלם השני, רוזן הסן](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%95%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%94%D7%9C%D7%9D_%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%A0%D7%99%2C_%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%96%D7%9F_%D7%94%D7%A1%D7%9F)
- [Guglielmo II d'Assia](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guglielmo_II_d'Assia)
- [ヴィルヘルム2世 (ヘッセン方伯)](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AB%E3%83%98%E3%83%AB%E3%83%A02%E4%B8%96_(%E3%83%98%E3%83%83%E3%82%BB%E3%83%B3%E6%96%B9%E4%BC%AF))
- [Willem II van Hessen](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willem_II_van_Hessen)
- [Wilhelm II Średni](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_II_%C5%9Aredni)
- [Guilherme II, Conde de Hesse](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guilherme_II%2C_Conde_de_Hesse)
- [Вильгельм II (ландграф Гессена)](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BC_II_(%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%84_%D0%93%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B0))
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q567043)

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