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 between the four sons of Landgrave Philip I.
Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt Landgrafschaft Hessen-Darmstadt | |||||||||
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.svg) Military banner (1756–1763)
.svg) Coat of arms (1736)
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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 | ||||||||
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• 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.