Hesse-Homburg
Hesse-Homburg was a state of the Holy Roman Empire and a sovereign member of the German Confederation. It was formed into a separate landgraviate in 1622 by the landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt; it was to be ruled by his son, although it did not become independent of Hesse-Darmstadt until 1668. It was briefly divided into Hesse-Homburg and Hesse-Homburg-Bingenheim; but these parts were reunited in 1681.
Landgraviate of Hesse-Homburg Landgrafschaft Hessen-Homburg | |||||||||||
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Coat of arms
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Map of Hesse-Homburg (two parts, beige, with Homburg and Meisenheim) and the Middle Rhine | |||||||||||
| Capital | Bad Homburg | ||||||||||
| Common languages | German | ||||||||||
| Government | Landgraviate | ||||||||||
| Landgrave | |||||||||||
• 1622–1638 | Frederick I (first) | ||||||||||
• 1848–1866 | Ferdinand (last) | ||||||||||
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• Established | 1622 | ||||||||||
• Ceded by Darmstadt | 1668 | ||||||||||
• Ceded to Darmstadt | 1806 | ||||||||||
| 1815 | |||||||||||
• Inherited by Grand Duchy of Hesse1 | 1866 | ||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||
• Total | 430 km2 (170 sq mi) | ||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||
• 1848 | 22,800 | ||||||||||
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1 Meisenheim ceded to the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau. | |||||||||||
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