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William II. William II (29 April 1469 – 11 July 1509) was Landgrave of Lower Hesse from 1493 and Landgrave of Upper Hesse after the death of his cousin, William III, Landgrave of Upper Hesse in 1500. This immediately sparked the War of the Katzenelnbogen Succession, in which William sought to enforce his claim on the County of Katzenelnbogen ...
- Hesse, 1264–1458
- Lower Hesse (Kassel), 1458–1500
- Upper Hesse (Marburg), 1458–1500
- Hesse-Kassel, 1567–1803
- Hesse-Rotenburg, 1627–1834
- Hesse-Wanfried, ~1700–1731
- Hesse-Philippsthal
- Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld
- Hesse-Darmstadt, 1567–1806
- Hesse-Homburg, 1622–1866
Louis II the Frank, eldest son of Louis the Peaceful, 1458–1471William I the Elder, son of Louis II, 1471–1493William II the Middle, son of Louis II, 1493–1509, reunited Hesse in 1500Henry III the Rich, younger son of Louis the Peaceful, 1458–1483Louis III the Younger (died 1478)William III the Younger, 1483–1500 1500 reunited with Lower Hesse under William IIWilliam IV (Wilhelm IV) 31 March 1567-25 August 1592(eldest son of Philip the Magnanimous. Called "the Wise.")Maurice (Moritz) 25 August 1592-17 March 1627William V (Wilhelm V) 17 March 1627-21 September 1637William VI (Wilhelm VI) 21 September 1637-16 July 1663Hermann 1627–1658third son of MauriceErnest 1658–1693fifth son of MauriceWilliam 1693–1725Ernest Leopold 1725–1749Charles (Karl) 1700-1711Landgrave of Hesse-Wanfried -(Rheinfels) (1649–1711); sovereign 1700-1711William (Wilhelm) Landgrave Hesse-Wanfried -(Rheinfels) (1671–1731); sovereign 1711–1731. 1731 united with Hesse-RotenburgWilliam)Wilhelm) 1721–1761son of PhilipFrederick (Friedrich) 1761–1772Adolf 1772–1803Charles (Karl) 1803–1806 806 annexed by the Kingdom of Westphalia, 1813 restored under the supremacy of the Elector of HesseGeorge I(Georg I) 31 March 1567-7 February 1596fourth son of Philip the MagnanimousLouis V (Ludwig V) 7 February 1596-27 June 1626son of George I.George II (Georg II) 27 June 1626-11 June 1661son of Louis V.Louis VI (Ludwig VI) 11 June 1661-24 April 1678son of George IIFrederick I (Friedrich I) 1622–1638third son of George I of Hesse-DarmstadtWilliam Christoph 1638–1681, sold Homburg to his brother George Christian in 1669, but retained Bingenheim (Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg-Bingenheim)George Christian 1669–1671 Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg Under mortgage to two merchants (1671–1673) and the Landgraves of Hesse-Darmstadt (1673–1679) Frederick II, 1679–1708 son of Fredrick I, Comman...Frederick III Jacob (Friedrich III Jacob) 1708–1746Cavalry general in the NetherlandsLouis I (X) (1753 –1830) Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt until 1806, Grand Duke of Hesse until 1806, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine from 1814. Founder and Grandmaster of the Ludwig Order in 1807. Knight of the House-order of the Golden Lion. Knight of the Order of St. Andrew. Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle.
Henry I of Hesse was raised to the status of prince by King Adolf of Germany in 1292. From 1308 to 1311, and again from 1458, the landgraviate was divided into Upper Hesse and Lower Hesse. Hesse was re-unified under Landgrave William II in 1500.
Ludwig espoused an orthodox Lutheranism, also embraced by his brother George and nephew Ludwig V in Darmstadt, while his nephew Moritz the Learned (landgrave 1592 – 1627) moved Hesse-Kassel toward Calvinism. The childless deaths of all but two of Philip's sons brought territorial adjustments and eventual survival of two Hessian landgraviates ...
Hesse-Kassel under the regency of his brother, William, later Landgrave William VIII. Christian: 17 July 1689: 1731–1755: 21 October 1755: Hesse-Wanfried: Maria Franziska of Hohenlohe-Bartenstein c.1730 no children: Left no heirs. His lands reverted to Hesse-Rotenburg. Wanfried reannexed to Rotenburg: Louis VIII: 5 April 1691: 1739–1768: 17 ...
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The Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel was founded by William IV the Wise, the eldest son of Philip I. On his father's death in 1567, the Landgraviate of Hesse was divided into four parts. William IV received about half of the territory, with Kassel as his capital. Hesse-Kassel expanded in 1604 when Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel inherited the ...
