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The County of Hanau-Münzenberg was a territory within the Holy Roman Empire. It emerged when the County of Hanau was divided in 1458, the other part being the county of Hanau-Lichtenberg. Due to common heirs, both counties were merged from 1642 to 1685 and from 1712 to 1736.
To distinguish between the two parts of the county, the part ruled by Philipp the Elder was called Hanau-Lichtenberg after he inherited Lichtenberg in 1480. The other part was officially named Hanau-Münzenberg in 1496.
Jun 6, 2020 · He was the Count of Hanau from 1452 to 1458. The county was then divided between him and his uncle Philipp the Elder. Philipp the Younger received Hanau-Münzenberg and ruled there from 1458 until his death." - (en.wikipedia.org 29.01.2020)
Ehrengard of Isenburg-Büdingen. Johann Ernst of Hanau-Münzenberg-Schwarzenfels (13 June 1613 in Schwarzenfels – 12 January 1642 in Hanau ), was the last Count of the Hanau-Münzenberg line. He succeeded his grand-nephew Philipp Ludwig III in 1641. When Johann Ernst died in 1642, Hanau-Münzenberg fell to the Hanau-Lichtenberg line.
During the eighteenth century, Germans from the Hessian county of Hanau-Münzenberg emigrated westward to the American colonies, and east to Hungary, Russia, and other parts of Europe. Using new emigrant data, I examine their age, occupation, and emigration strategies.
- Simone A. Wegge
- 2018
Philippe Ludwig II, Duke of Hanau-Münzenberg (November 18, 1576, Hanau - August 9, 1612, Hanau) was one of the most prominent counts of Hanau in the early modern period. policy brought about fundamental changes.
Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm was born on 4 January 1785 in the county of Hanau-Münzenberg, part of the Electorate of Hesse. His father, Philipp Wilhelm Grimm, who worked as a lawyer for the government, and his mother, Dorothea, had eight children, of whom five, a sister and four brothers, survived to adulthood.
