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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. He descends from the Hesse-Kassel branch of the family, which has been ...
- 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,...
- Donatus, Landgrave of Hesse
Elena of Montenegro. Princess Mafalda of Savoy (19 November 1902 – 28 August 1944) was the second daughter of King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy and his wife Elena of Montenegro. In 1925, at the age of 22, she married the Landgrave of Hesse, Philipp. In 1943, during World War II, she was imprisoned in the Buchenwald concentration camp, where ...
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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, originally the Reginar. Hesse was ruled as a landgraviate, electorate and later as a grand duchy until 1918.
- 1264
- Ernest Louis (as grand duke)
- Henry I (as landgrave)
- His Royal Highness
The House of Hesse is a European dynasty, directly descended from the House of Brabant. They ruled the region of Hesse, one branch as prince-electors until 1866, and another branch as grand dukes until 1918. House of Hesse. Parent family. House of Brabant.
Jul 5, 2019 · In an archive story from 35 years ago, Lissi Boki visited The Fasanerie, the palatial seventeenth-century episcopal retreat whcih became the family home of the House of Hesse and is now a museum run by the family. By Lissi Boki. 5 July 2019. Fritz von der Schulenburg. In the years between 1730-1756 the sovereign abbots and bishops of Fulda ...
Hesse [a] or Hessia [b] ( 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.
The fall of 1943 was to be a devastating one for the Hessen family. On October 7, Christoph boarded a plane in Italy to return to Germany. The aircraft struck a mountain at 1,000 feet, killing Christoph and the pilot instantly. His wife, Princess Sophie, was widowed at 29, pregnant with their fifth child.
