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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.
- Donatus, Landgrave of Hesse
Background. He is the eldest son and successor of German...
- House of Reginar
Henry III (1248–1261), his younger half brother Henry I,...
- Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt
The Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt (German: Landgrafschaft...
- List of monarchs of Hesse
House of Hesse. Partitions of Hesse under Hesse family....
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Category. : House of Hesse-Darmstadt. Articles relating to...
- Grand Duchy of Hesse
The Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine (German: Großherzogtum...
- Donatus, Landgrave of Hesse
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.
- Germany
- TU Darmstadt
- City centre
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The Landgraviate of Hesse-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.
