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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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Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse (14 June 1753 in Prenzlau – 6...
- History of Hesse
Hesse-Darmstadt gained a great deal of territory from the...
- Grand Duchy of Hesse
The Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine (German: Großherzogtum...
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Hesse or Hessia (German: Hessen ⓘ), officially the State of...
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Darmstadt (German: [ˈdaʁmʃtat] ⓘ) is a city in the state of Hesse in Germany, located in the southern part of the Rhine-Main-Area (Frankfurt Metropolitan Region). Darmstadt has around 160,000 inhabitants, making it the fourth largest city in the state of Hesse after Frankfurt am Main, Wiesbaden, and Kassel.
- 144 m (472 ft)
- Urban district
Hesse-Darmstadt, former landgraviate, grand duchy, and state of Germany. It was formed in 1567 in the division of old Hesse; after Hesse-Kassel was absorbed by Prussia in 1866, Hesse-Darmstadt was usually known simply as Hesse. Hesse-Darmstadt was originally only the small territory of Upper
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Article History. Darmstadt, Germany. The main square of Darmstadt, Germany. Darmstadt, city, Hessen Land (state), south-central Germany. It is situated on a gently sloping plain between the Odenwald (a forested plateau) and the Rhine River, south of Frankfurt am Main and southeast of Mainz.
