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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.
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The Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt (German: Landgrafschaft Hessen-Darmstadt) was a State of the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by a younger branch of the House of Hesse. It was formed in 1567 following the division of the Landgraviate of Hesse among the four sons of Landgrave Philip I .
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House of Hesse. Partitions of Hesse under Hesse family. Table of monarchs. Heads of the non-reigning House of Hesse. Hesse-Kassel since 1866. Hesse-Philippsthal 1866–1925. Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld since 1866, Hesse-Philippsthal since the extinction of the main line 1925. Hesse-Darmstadt 1918–1968. See also. References. External links.
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- Ernest Louis (as grand duke)
- Henry I (as landgrave)
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The Residential Palace Darmstadt (German: Residenzschloss Darmstadt, often also called Stadtschloss) is the former residence and administrative seat of the landgraves of Hesse-Darmstadt and from 1806 to 1919 of the Grand Dukes of Hesse-Darmstadt. It is located in the centre of the city of Darmstadt.
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Category. : House of Hesse-Darmstadt. Articles relating to the House of Hesse-Darmstadt, the ruling dynasty of the Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt (1567–1806). Wikimedia Commons has media related to House of Hesse-Darmstadt.
The Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine (German: Großherzogtum Hessen und bei Rhein) was a grand duchy in western Germany that existed from 1806 to 1918. The grand duchy originally formed from the Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt in 1806 as the Grand Duchy of Hesse (German: Großherzogtum Hessen).
In 1968, the head of the House of Hesse-Kassel became the head of the entire House of Hesse due to the extinction of the House of Hesse-Darmstadt. See also. History of Frankfurt am Main and Timeline of Frankfurt; Politics of Hesse; Timeline of Kassel; References
