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Darmstadt was formerly the capital of a sovereign country, the Grand Duchy of Hesse and its successor, the People's State of Hesse, a federal state of Germany. As the capital of an increasingly prosperous duchy , the city gained some international prominence and remains one of the wealthiest cities in Europe.
The Grand Duchy joined the German Empire in 1871. As a small state within the Empire, the Grand Duchy had limits placed on its autonomy, but significant religious, social, and cultural reforms were carried out. During the November Revolution after World War I in 1918, the Grand Duchy was overthrown and replaced by the People's State of Hesse.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Grand Duchy of Hesse. The Grand Duchy of Hesse (1806–1816), known as the Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine from 1816 to 1918, was a former state in Hesse, Germany. The Grand Duchy was formed in 1806 after the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire. Napoleon then elevated the former Landgraviate of Hesse ...
The coat of arms of the German state of Hesse was introduced in 1949. It is based on the historical coat of arms of the Ludovingian landgraves of Hesse and Thuringia. The lion on the modern arms does not wear a crown or hold a sword, as it does on the arms of the Grand Duchy. [1] Coat of arms of Hesse. Armiger. The Hesse State Government. Shield.
Hessen-Kassel remains an electorate despite the lack of a Holy Roman empire because being known as the 'Electorate of Hesse' differentiates it from the grand duchy of Hessen-Darmstadt, the junior of the two states which is now superior in rank thanks to its title. 1814 - 1815
It was formed in 1567 following the division of the Landgraviate of Hesse among the four sons of Landgrave Philip I. 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.
Name changed to Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine in 1816 . Ruling Houses
