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Hesse-Rotenburg is a former German landgraviate created from the landgraviate of Hesse-Cassel in 1627. Its independence ended in 1834 when the estates not bequeathed to princes Victor and Chlodwig of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst were reunited with Hesse-Kassel. Landgraviate of Hesse-Rotenburg.
Rulers of Hesse. 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.
prev. Calvinism. Frederick II ( German: Landgraf Friedrich II von Hessen-Kassel) (14 August 1720 – 31 October 1785) was Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) from 1760 to 1785. He ruled as an enlightened despot, and raised money by renting soldiers ( called "Hessians") to Great Britain to help fight the American Revolutionary War.
Divided Hesse with his brother. After the latter's death with no descendants, he reunited Hesse. 1311–1328: Landgraviate of Hesse: Henry II the Iron: 1299: 1328–1376: 3 June 1376: Landgraviate of Hesse: Elisabeth of Thuringia 1321 five children Sons of Otto I, ruled jointly. Louis (I) the Junker: 1305: 1336–1345: 2 February 1345 ...
Apr 12, 2024 · Historical Background [edit | edit source]. The "Grand Duchy of Hesse" was originally formed on the basis of the Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt in 1806. *After the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815, it changed its name in 1816 to distinguish itself from the Electorate of Hesse, which had formed from neighboring Hesse-Kassel.
The Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel (German: Landgrafschaft Hessen-Kassel ), spelled Hesse-Cassel during its entire existence, also known as the Hessian Palatinate (German: Hessische Pfalz ), was a state of the Holy Roman Empire. The state was created in 1567 when the Landgraviate of Hesse was divided
Mar 12, 2019 · Friedrich VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg was a reigning Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg and the husband of Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom, daughter of King George III of the United Kingdom. Friedrich Joseph Ludwig Carl August was born on July 30, 1769, in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe in the Landgraviate of Hesse-Homburg, now in Hesse, Germany.
