Background
William was the son of Landgrave Henry III from the House of Hesse and his wife Anna of Katzenelnbogen.
Elector Palatine Landgrave of Hesse
William was the son of Landgrave Henry III from the House of Hesse and his wife Anna of Katzenelnbogen.
With the rich revenues of the country could William could purchase in 1492 half the barony of Eppstein (including the so-called Ländchen ("little country")) and in 1493 part of Klingenberg am Main. William died young after he fell from a horse while hunting, and left no legitimate offspring.