Elector William IX … Of Hesse-Cassel ?

Elector William IX … Of Hesse-Cassel?–?

Name: Elector William IX … Of Hesse-Cassel

Given names: William IX

Name prefix: Elector

Name suffix: Of Hesse-Cassel

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Death of a maternal grandfather	25 October 1760 Kensington, Palace, London, England maternal grandfather - George Augustus Hanover
Australian History	1770 Note: English Lieutenant James Cook's expedition in HM Bark Endeavour charts the eastern coast, and claims it for the British Crown. Australia dubbed 'terra nullius' i.e., according to the European legal precepts of the era, it was 'owned' by no-one.
Death of a mother	14 January 1772 Hanau, Hesse, Germany mother - Mary Hanover
Death of a father	1785 father - Frederick II … Landgrave Of Hesse-Cassel
Australian History	1788 Note: The British First Fleet, led by Governor Arthur Phillip arrives in New South Wales to found first European settlement and penal colony at Sydney. Colony includes 'all the islands adjacent in the Pacific Ocean' and running westward to the 135th meridian east. This claim included the islands of New Zealand, which were administered as part of New South Wales. Note: British settlement founded at Norfolk Island.
Australian History	1790 Note: Beleaguered Second Fleet arrives. Colony gripped by food crisis.
Australian History	1792 Note: Two French ships, La Recherche and L'Esp�rance, anchor at Recherche Bay, near the southernmost point of Tasmania at a time when England and France were racing around the globe to be the first to discover and colonise Australia. Note: Governor Philip returns to England, accompanied by his friend Bennelong and a companion who become the first Australian born person to sail to Europe.
Australian History	1797 Note: Sydney Cove wrecked and some survivors travelled from Bass Strait to Port Jackson allowing for the rescue of others but also furthering knowledge of the geography of Australia.
Australian History	1798 Note: 1798-9 - George Bass and Matthew Flinders sail from Sydney and circumnavigate Tasmania, thus proving it to be an island.
Australian History	1803 Note: Matthew Flinders completes the first circumnavigation of the continent (still known as 'New Holland')
Australian History	1804 Note: A settlement is founded at Risdon on the Derwent River in Van Diemen's Land by Lieutenant Bowen. Note: Castle Hill convict rebellion also known as the second Battle of Vinegar Hill Note: The Risdon settlement is moved to Sullivan's Cove (now Hobart) by Colonel David Collins.
Australian History	1808 Note: The Rum Rebellion
Australian History	1817 Note: John Oxley charts the Lachlan River Note: Australia's first bank, the Bank of New South Wales, opens in Macquarie Place, Sydney (it became Westpac in 1982). Note: Governor Lachlan Macquarie petitioned the British Admiralty to use the name 'Australia' instead of 'New Holland'
Australian History	1818 Note: Oxley charts the Macquarie River.
Australian History	1824 Note: A penal colony is founded at Moreton Bay, now the city of Brisbane. Note: Bathurst and Melville Islands are annexed. Note: Permission granted to change the name of the continent from 'New Holland' to 'Australia' Note: 1824-25 - Hume and Hovell expedition travels overland to Port Phillip Bay, discovers Murray River
Australian History	1825 Note: New South Wales western border is extended to 129 degrees E. Van Diemen's Land is proclaimed.
Australian History	1828 Note: Charles Sturt charts the Darling River.
Australian History	1829 Note: The whole of Australia is claimed as British territory. The settlement of Perth is founded. Swan River Colony is declared by Charles Fremantle for Britain.
Australian History	1830 Note: Sturt arrives at Goolwa, having charted the Murray River.
Australian History	1831 Note: Sydney Herald (later to become The Sydney Morning Herald) first published.
Australian History	1832 Note: Swan River Colony has its name changed to Western Australia.
Australian History	1833 Note: The penal settlement of Port Arthur is founded in Van Diemen's Land.
Australian History	1835 Note: John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner establish a settlement at Port Phillip, now the city of Melbourne. Note: William Wentworth establishes Australian Patriotic Association (Australia's first political party) to demand democracy for New South Wales.
Australian History	1836 Note: Province of South Australia proclaimed with its western border at 132 degrees E.
Death of a brother	1837 brother - Frederick … Landgrave Of Hesse-Cassel
Australian History	1838 Note: First Prussian settlers arrive in South Australia; the largest group on non-British migrants in Australia at the time.
Australian History	1839 Note: Paul Edmund Strzelecki becomes first European to ascend and name Australia's highest peak, Mount Kosciuszko.
Australian History	1840 Note: Australia's first municipal authority, the City of Adelaide, is established, followed by Sydney City Council.
Australian History	1841 Note: New Zealand is proclaimed as a separate colony, no longer part of New South Wales.
Australian History	1842 Note: Copper is discovered at Kapunda in South Australia.
Australian History	1843 Note: Australia's first parliamentary elections held for the New South Wales Legislative Council (though voting rights are restricted to males of certain wealth or property).
Australian History	1845 Note: The ship Cataraqui is wrecked off King Island in Bass Strait. It is Australia's worst civil maritime disaster, with 406 lives lost. Note: Copper is discovered at Burra in South Australia.
Australian History	1850 Note: Western Australia becomes a penal colony. Note: Australian Colonies Government Act [1850] grants representative constitutions to New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania, colonies set about writing constitutions which produced democratically progressive parliaments Note: Australia's first university, the University of Sydney, is founded.
Australian History	1851 Note: Victoria separates from New South Wales. Note: The Victorian gold rush starts when gold is found at Summerhill Creek and Ballarat. Note: Forest Creek Monster Meeting of miners at Chewton near Castlemaine
Australian History	1853 Note: Bendigo Petition and Red Ribbon Rebellion at Bendigo
Australian History	1854 Note: The Eureka Stockade
Australian History	1855 Note: The transportation of convicts to Norfolk Island ceases. Note: All men over 21 years of age obtain the right to vote in South Australia.
Australian History	1856 Note: Van Diemen's Land name changed to Tasmania.
Australian History	1857 Note: Victorian Committee reported that a 'federal union' would be in the interests of all the growing colonies. However, there was not enough interest in or enthusiasm for taking positive steps towards bringing the colonies together. Note: Victorian men achieve the right to vote.
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father	Frederick II … Landgrave Of Hesse-Cassel Birth 1720 Death 1785 (Age 65) Loading...
3 years mother	Mary Hanover Birth 5 March 1723 39 40 Leicester House, London, England Death 14 January 1772 (Age 48) Hanau, Hesse, Germany Loading...
	Marriage: 28 June 1740 — Cassel, Germany
#1 himself	Elector William IX … Of Hesse-Cassel Death yes Loading...
#2 brother	Frederick … Landgrave Of Hesse-Cassel Birth 1747 27 23 Death 1837 (Age 90) Loading...

Elector William IX … Of Hesse-Cassel has 16 first cousins recorded

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Mother's family (16)

Parents Frederick Louis Hanover Prince Of Wales + Augusta … Of Saxe-Gotha

1 Augusta Hanover 1737–1813

2 George William Frederick Hanover 1738–1820

3 Edward Augustus Hanover Duke Of York 1739–1767

4 Elizabeth Caroline Hanover 1741–1759

5 Duke Edward Henry Hanover Of Gloucester 1743–1805

6 Henry Frederick Hanover 1745–1790

7 Louisa Anne Hanover 1749–1768

8 Frederick William Hanover 1750–1765

9 Caroline Matilda Hanover 1751–1775

Parents Prince William IV … Of Orange + Anne Hanover Princess Royal

1 Prince William V … Of Orange 1748–1806

2 Caroline … 1743–1787

Parents Frederick V … King Of Denmark + Louisa Hanover

1 Christian … 1745–1747

2 Sophia Magdalena … 1746–1813

3 Caroline … 1747–1820

4 Christian VII … King Of Denmark 1749–1808

5 Louise … 1750–1831