thumb|right|Frederick William von Hessenstein
Frederick William, Prince von Hessenstein (17 March 1735, Stockholm — 27 July 1808, Panker), was a Swedish statesman and a soldier of German ancestry.
Biography
He was the eldest extramarital son of King Frederick I of Sweden, member of the House of Hesse, and his royal mistress Hedvig Ulrika Taube.
King Gustav III treated him with great respect. He was appointed Field Marshal in 1773, Privy Councillor in 1776, and Governor-General of Pomerania between 1776 and 1791. Hessenstein was made a count of the Holy Roman Empire (in which his father's German realm, the landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel, was located) on 28 February 1741, and created a Swedish count on 29 March of the following year.
Honors
- Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim
- Commander of the Royal Order of the Sword
References
Other sources
- Lindquist, Herman (2002) Historien om Sverige. Gustavs dagar (Norstedts Förlag) )
- Lagerqvist, Lars O. (1976) Sveriges regenter - från forntid till nutid (Bonnier)