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He was born in Hanau, Germany and in 1803 he started studying law at the University of Marburg, one year after his brother Jakob did the same.

In 1825 Wilhelm married Henriette Dorothea Wild, also known as Dortchen.

From 1837- 1841 the Grimm Brothers joined five of their colleague professors at the University of Göttingen to form a group known as the Göttingen Sieben (The Göttingen Seven). They protested against Ernst August , King of HanoverAlternate meanings: Hanover (district), Hanover (region), Hanover (state), other uses Hanover (in German: Hannover [haˈnoːfɐ]), on the Leine river, is the capital of the state of Lower Saxony Niedersachsen in Germany. It is also the c, whom they accused of violating the constitutionThe Constitution of a given organisation defines its form, structure, activities, character, and fundamental rules. To view particular constitutions, refer to the list of national constitutions. The term comes from Latin constitutio which referred to any. All seven were fired by the kingThis article treats the generic title monarch . For the origins of the word king and its English use, see Germanic king. For other meanings of the word, see Monarch (disambiguation A monarch is a type of ruler or head of state. The word derives from Greek.

There is another Wilhelm Grimm who was a Nazi leader. See: Nazi Party leaders and officials.