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On 4 December 1946, Greater Hesse was officially renamed Hessen. Hesse in the 1940s received more than a million displaced ethnic Germans. Due to its proximity to the Inner German border, Hesse became an important location of NATO installations in the 1950s, especially military bases of the US V Corps and United States Army Europe.
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History of Hessen. St. Boniface baptizing converts into the German church, detail from a manuscript from Fulda Abbey, 10th–11th century; in the Bamberg State Library (MS. Lit. 1). The Hessians are generally supposed to be descended from the Frankish tribe of the Chatti, whose homeland lay north of the Main River.
A Brief History of Hesse. While the Hessian people have a history which stretches back to the Teutoberg Forest and the destruction of three Roman Legions in the first century AD, the modern 'Federal German State of Hessen' is a much safer place, one which is divided into three federal administrative districts.
In 1130 he was raised to the rank of landgrave and recognised as overlord by the Hessians, uniting Hesse and Thuringia between 1130-1247. The male line of Thuringia became extinct with Henry Raspe (the brother-in-law of St Elizabeth of Thuringia) in 1247, so the Hessians selected Henry of Brabant (grandson of Elizabeth) as landgrave.
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.
Hesse or Hessia ( German: Hessen [ ˈhɛsn̩] ⓘ ), officially the State of Hesse ( German: Land Hessen ), is a state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt, which is also the country's principal financial centre. Two other major historic cities are Darmstadt and Kassel.
Hesse or Hessia ), officially the State of Hesse , is a state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt, which is also the country's principal financial centre. Two other major historic cities are Darmstadt and Kassel.
