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The Electorate of Hesse (Hesse-Kassel) was annexed by Prussia in 1866, while the Grand Duchy of Hesse (Hesse-Darmstadt) remained a sovereign realm until the end of the German monarchies in 1918. Since 23 May 2013, the head of the house has been Donatus, Landgrave of Hesse. He descends from the Hesse-Kassel branch of the family, which has been ...
This is a list of monarchs of Hesse (German: Hessen) during the history of Hesse on west-central Germany. These monarchs belonged to a dynasty collectively known as the House of Hesse and the House of Brabant, [1] originally the Reginar. Hesse was ruled as a landgraviate, electorate and later as a grand duchy until 1918.
The House of Hesse-Kassel (Hessen-Cassel) is a noble family of Germany, with a Swedish royal lineage. It was formed by a 16th century subdivision of the House of Hesse , that established the Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel in 1567.
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Louis VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt; Louis VII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt; Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse; Louis, Prince of Hesse and by Rhine; Princess Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt (1761–1829) Princess Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt (1757–1830)
Bad Homburg in 1851. Frederick V lost his lands in the German mediatisation of 1806, when Hesse-Homburg was incorporated into the Grand Duchy of Hesse (Hesse-Darmstadt). But in 1815, the Congress of Vienna forced Hesse-Darmstadt to recognize the independence of Hesse-Homburg, which was increased by the addition of Meisenheim (176 km²), part of the former French département of Sarre, located ...
Grand Dukes of the Grand Duchy of Hesse (1805-1918) — from the House of Hesse-Darmstadt. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
the Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt (known as the Grand Duchy of Hesse from 1806 and the People's State of Hesse from 1918) to George I The Hessian territories were not re-united until the formation of Greater Hesse (though without Rhenish Hesse ) as part of Allied-occupied Germany in 1945.