Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt
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.
Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt | |||||||||
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Hesse-Darmstadt (HD) and Hesse-Kassel (HK) in 1789 | |||||||||
| Status | State of the Holy Roman Empire | ||||||||
| Capital | Darmstadt | ||||||||
| Common languages | Hessian | ||||||||
| Religion | Lutheran | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
| Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt | |||||||||
• 1567–1596 | George I | ||||||||
• 1596–1626 | Louis V | ||||||||
• 1626–1661 | George II | ||||||||
• 1661–1678 | Louis VI | ||||||||
• 1678 | Louis VII | ||||||||
• 1678–1739 | Ernest Louis | ||||||||
• 1739–1768 | Louis VIII | ||||||||
• 1768–1790 | Louis IX | ||||||||
• 1790–1806 | Louis X | ||||||||
| Historical era | Napoleonic Wars | ||||||||
• Established | 1567 | ||||||||
| 1806 | |||||||||
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The residence of the landgraves was in Darmstadt, hence the name. As a result of the Napoleonic Wars, the landgraviate was elevated to the Grand Duchy of Hesse following the Empire's dissolution in 1806.
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