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| | Hessen-Kassel Article |
 | | On the death of William V. whose territories had been conquered by the Imperialists, his widow Amalie Elizabeth, as regent for her son William VI (1637-63), reconquered the country and with the aid of the French and Swedes, held it, together with part of Westphalia. |
 | | William I died on the 27th of February 1821, and was succeeded by his son, William II. |
 | | The whole efforts of the elector and his minister were directed to nullifying the constitutional control vested in the diet; and the Opposition was fought by manipulating the elections, packing the judicial bench, and a vexatious and petty persecution of political 'suspects', and this policy continued after the retirement of Hassenpflug in 1837. |
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