Hanau-Munzenberg 1764-IIE ducat Fr-1286

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Künker sale 264, lot 3721
Hanau in 1789, between Isenburg and Frankfurt. Munzenberg is to the north, neighboring Solms

This specimen was lot 3721 in Künker sale 264 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €4,800 (about US$6,201 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"HANAU-MÜNZENBERG, GRAFSCHAFT Wilhelm IX. (I.) von Hessen-Kassel, 1760-1785, bis 1764 unter Vormundschaft seiner Mutter Maria. Dukat 1764, Hanau, auf seine Vermählung mit Wilhelmine Caroline, Tochter Frederiks V. von Dänemark und Norwegen. GOLD. RR Sehr attraktives, vorzügliches Exemplar. (Germany, county of Hanau-Munzenberg, William IX of Hesse-Kassel, 1760-85, until 1764 under the regency of his mother Maria, ducat of 1764, Hanua, on his wedding to Wilhelmine Caroline, daughter of Frederick V of Denmark and Norway. Rare, very attractive extremely fine.)

Wilhelm, der spätere Kurfürst Wilhelm I. wurde als Sohn des Landgrafen Friedrich II. und seiner ersten Gemahlin Maria von England, am 3. Juni 1743 geboren. Im Jahre 1764 wurde, ohne sein Wissen, von seinem Großvater, Wilhelm VIII. die Hochzeit mit Wilhelmine Caroline von Dänemark eingeleitet. Die Ehe verlief wenig glücklich. Nach dem Tod seines Großvaters übernahm Erbprinz Wilhelm die Regentschaft der Grafschaft Hanau-Münzenberg, da Friedrich II. zum katholischen Glauben übergetreten war. Noch jung an Jahren führte er diese Regentschaft unter Vormundschaft seiner Mutter Maria von England aus und übernahm erst 1764 selbständig dieses Amt. (Wilhelm, who later became Elector Wilhelm I, was the son of the Landgrave Friedrich II and his first wife, Mary of England. He was born on June 3, 1743. In 1764, his marriage to Wilhelmina Caroline of Denmark was contracted by his grandfather, Wilhelm VIII, without his knowledge. The marriage was unhappy. After the death of his grandfather, Prince Wilhelm assumed the regency of the county of Hanau-Münzenberg because Frederick II had converted to the Catholic faith. Still young in years, he reigned under the regency of his mother Mary of England until 1764, when he obtained his majority.)"

The neighboring county of Hanau-Lichtenberg passed to rival Hesse-Darmstadt.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW, this specimen 3,48 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-1286; Schütz 2055, KM 94.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 264, Gold coins | Russian Coins and Medals | German Coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.

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