House of Hesse
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.[1]
| House of Hesse | |
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| Parent family | House of Brabant |
| Country | Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, Finland |
| Founded | 1264 |
| Founder | Henry I, Landgrave of Hesse |
| Current head | Donatus, Landgrave of Hesse |
| Final ruler | Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse |
| Titles | Landgrave of Hesse
(Lower Hesse line, Upper Hesse line, Kassel, Rotenburg, Wanfried, Rheinfels, Philippsthal, Philippsthal-Barchfeld, Marburg, Rheinfels, Darmstadt, Butzbach Homburg, Braubach, Itter) Elector of Hesse Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine King of Sweden King of Finland |
| Estate(s) | Hesse |
| Cadet branches | Hesse-Kassel Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld Hanau-Schaumburg (morganatic) Mountbatten (morganatic) Extinct branches: Hesse-Braubach (extinct) Hesse-Butzbach (extinct) Hesse-Darmstadt (extinct) Hesse-Homburg (extinct) Hesse-Itter (extinct) Hesse-Marburg (extinct) Hesse-Philippsthal (extinct) Hesse-Rheinfels (extinct) Hesse-Rotenburg (extinct) Hesse-Wanfried (extinct) Battenberg (morganatic, extinct) |