Historedia
Person

Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel

Events
1
Episodes
3
Years
1777–1779

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Founding of Kunsthochschule Kassel

    1777–1779

    Role: initiated the 1777 separation of the Académie de Peinture et de Sculpture de Cassel from the Collegium Carolinum; brought artists and scholars to Kassel after the Seven Years' War

    1. October 18, 1777 · Kassel, seat of the Collegium CarolinumSeparation of the Académie de Peinture et de Sculpture de Cassel

      On October 18, 1777, Frederick II separated the Académie de Peinture et de Sculpture de Cassel from the Collegium Carolinum, founding the fine arts academy.

    2. 1779 · KasselOpening of the Fridericianum

      In 1779 the Fridericianum opened in Kassel as one of the first public museums on the European continent, extending Frederick II's cultural program.

    3. after 1763 · Kassel, HesseFrederick II's postwar cultural program

      After the Seven Years' War, Frederick II promoted industry in Hesse and brought artists and scholars to Kassel, laying groundwork for the academy.

Sources

  1. Kunsthochschule Kassel Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-15