Landgrafschaft Hessen
Landgraviate of Hesse

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Flag Coat of arms
Capital	Kassel, Marburg
Government	Monarchy
Landgrave
- 1264 – 1308	Henry I the Child
- 1509 – 1567	Philip I the Magnanimous
Historical era	Middle Ages, Reformation
- Established	1264
- Disestablished	1567

The Landgraviate of Hesse (German: Landgrafschaft Hessen) was a Landgraviate of the Holy Roman Empire from 1264 to 1567 when it was divided between the sons of Landgrave Philip I. The Free State of Thuringia (German: Freistaat Thüringen) is located in central Germany and is considered one of the smaller of Germanys sixteen Bundesländer (federal states), with an area of 16,200 km² and 2. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Thuringia. ... Events May 12 - The Battle of Lewes begins (ends May 14). ... Events The Duke of Alva arrives in the Netherlands with Spanish forces to suppress unrest there. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hesse. ... Hesse-Kassel (Hessen-Kassel in German) was a German principality that came into existence when the Landgraviate of Hesse was divided in 1568 upon the death of Landgrave Philip I of Hesse. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hesse. ... Capital Darmstadt Government Monarchy Landgrave  - 1567 - 1596 George I  - 1790 - 1806 Louis X History  - Established 1567  - Disestablished 1806 The Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt (German: ) was a member state of the Holy Roman Empire. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hesse. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hesse. ... This branch of the Hessian ruling family resided in Rheinfels castle near St. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hesse. ... Image File history File links Coat_of_arms_of_Hesse. ... This is a list of national capitals of the world in alphabetical order. ... Kassel (until 1926 officially Cassel) is a city situated along the Fulda River in northern Hessen, Germany, one of the two sources of the Weser river . ... Marburg is a city in Hesse, Germany, on the Lahn river. ... Forms of government Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A monarchy, from the Greek μονος, one, and αρχειν, to rule, is a form of government that has a monarch as head of state(KING)In most monarchies the monarch usually reigns as head of state for life; this is... Hesse is a region of west-central Germany. ... Henry I of Hesse (German: Heinrich I das Kind (the child) (24 June 1244–21 December 1308, Marburg) ,Landgrave of Hesse. ... Philip I of Hesse Philip I of HESSE, (13 November 1504 - 31 March 1567), was a leading champion of the Reformation and one of the most important German rulers of the Renaissance. ... Events May 12 - The Battle of Lewes begins (ends May 14). ... Events The Duke of Alva arrives in the Netherlands with Spanish forces to suppress unrest there. ... A Landgraf (German Landgraf; French landgrave; Latin comes magnus, comes patriae, comes provinciae, comes terrae, comes principalis, lantgravius) or Landgrave was a count in Medieval Germany, who had feudal duty directly to the German King (or Emperor). ... The extent of the Holy Roman Empire in c. ... Events May 12 - The Battle of Lewes begins (ends May 14). ... Events The Duke of Alva arrives in the Netherlands with Spanish forces to suppress unrest there. ... Philip I of Hesse Philip I of HESSE, (13 November 1504 - 31 March 1567), was a leading champion of the Reformation and one of the most important German rulers of the Renaissance. ...

History

In the early Middle Ages Hesse had been part of the Landgraviate of Thuringia, but following the War of Thuringian Succession it was inherited by the younger son of Henry II, Duke of Brabant. Henry the child became the first Landgrave of Hesse in 1246. Hesse (German: Hessen) is a state of Germany with an area of 21,110 km² and just over six million inhabitants. ... The Free State of Thuringia (German: Freistaat Thüringen) is located in central Germany and is considered one of the smaller of Germanys sixteen Bundesländer (federal states), with an area of 16,200 km² and 2. ... Henry II of Brabant (1207 - February 1, 1248) was Duke of Brabant after the death of his father in 1235. ... Henry I of Hesse (German: Heinrich I das Kind (the child) (24 June 1244–21 December 1308, Marburg) ,Landgrave of Hesse. ...

The Landgraviate rose to primary importance under Philip the Magnanimous who embraced Protestantism in 1524 and thereafter took steps to create a protective alliance of Protestant princes and powers. Philip I of Hesse Philip I of HESSE, (13 November 1504 - 31 March 1567), was a leading champion of the Reformation and one of the most important German rulers of the Renaissance. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Upon the death of Philip I in 1567, the Landgraviate was divided between his sons from his first marriage into Hesse-Kassel, Hesse-Darmstadt, Hesse-Rheinfels, and Hesse-Marburg. Events The Duke of Alva arrives in the Netherlands with Spanish forces to suppress unrest there. ... Hesse-Kassel (Hessen-Kassel in German) was a German principality that came into existence when the Landgraviate of Hesse was divided in 1568 upon the death of Landgrave Philip I of Hesse. ... Capital Darmstadt Government Monarchy Landgrave  - 1567 - 1596 George I  - 1790 - 1806 Louis X History  - Established 1567  - Disestablished 1806 The Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt (German: ) was a member state of the Holy Roman Empire. ... This branch of the Hessian ruling family resided in Rheinfels castle near St. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

See also

• Rulers of Hesse
• Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse

Hesse is a region of west-central Germany. ... Philip I of Hesse Philip I of HESSE, (13 November 1504 - 31 March 1567), was a leading champion of the Reformation and one of the most important German rulers of the Renaissance. ...

External link

Map of the Landgraviate of Hesse under Philip I the Magnanimous.