Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt
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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.
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Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt | |||||||||
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1567–1806 | |||||||||
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.