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Princess Gertrude of Hanau and Hořowitz ( née Falkenstein; 18 May 1803 – 9 July 1882), was a German aristocrat. She was the morganatic spouse of Frederick William, Elector of Hesse . Biography. Gertrude Falkenstein was the daughter of an apothecary from Bonn.
Gertrude, Fürstin von Hanau. Gräfin von Schaumburg. Gertrude Falkenstein, später Gräfin von Schaumburg, Fürstin von Hanau und zu Hořowitz (* 18. Mai 1803 in Bonn; † 9. Juli 1882 in Prag) war die morganatische Ehefrau von Friedrich Wilhelm I. von Hessen, dem letzten Kurfürsten von Hessen-Kassel
Princess Maria was the youngest daughter of Frederick William, Elector of Hesse (1802–1875), and his morganatic wife, Gertrude Falkenstein (1803–1882), whom he later elevated to Princess of Hanau and Hořowitz (German: Fürstin von Hanau und zu Hořowitz).
- Emergence
- First Reformation
- Second Reformation
- Modernisation
- Thirty Years' War
- First Reunion
- Separated Again
- Second Reunion
- Secundogeniture Within The Landgraviate of Hessen-Kassel
- Principality of Hanau
In 1452, after a reign of only one year, Count Reinhard III of Hanau (1412–1452) died. The heir was his son, Philip I (the Younger) (1449–1500), only four years old. For the sake of the continuity of the dynasty after years of political fighting, his relatives and other important decision-makers in the county agreed not to turn to the 1375 primogen...
Slowly but early Hanau-Münzenberg participated in the Reformation, to be exact: its Lutheran version. The reformation was introduced gradually during the reign of Philipp II: when church staff retired, their successor would be a Lutheran. As early as 1523, the pastor Adolf Arborgast was included in the chapter of the St. Mary's Church in Hanau, the...
When Philipp Ludwig I died in 1580 another guardianship had to be installed for the benefit of his successor, Philipp Ludwig II, still a minor. Guardians became the Counts John VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg (1536–1606), Louis I, Count of Sayn-Wittgenstein (1568–1607) and Philipp IV, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg (1514–1590), who was replaced in 1585 ...
The introduction of Calvinism and the location of the County of Hanau-Münzenberg, at only half a day's journey away from Frankfurt with its trade fairs, made Hanau an attractive place to settle for Calvinist refugees from France and later from the Southern Netherlands. They were often wealthy traders and were attractive subjects for a ruler in need...
The Calvinist county initially joined the forces of the Calvinist Frederick V but had to surrender to the emperor and the Roman Catholic forces. The reigning count, now Philipp Moritz, chose to change sides, in order to retain the military command of his capital. He was appointed Colonel and was expected to provide three companies. In November 1631...
Philipp Moritz was succeeded by the last two counts of Hanau-Münzenberg: Philipp Ludwig III, still a boy nine years old when dying in 1641 and Johann Ernst, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg-Schwarzenfels, a cousin, dying childless after less than three months in office. With him the House of Hanau-Münzenberg became extinct.
Friedrich Casimir died in 1685. His inheritance was divided between his two nephews, count Philipp Reinhard, who inherited Hanau-Münzenberg and count Johann Reinhard III, who inherited Hanau-Lichtenberg. Both were sons of Friedrich Casimir's brother Count Johann Reinhard II. So Hanau-Münzenberg was on his own again. It was then still in a phase of ...
When Count Philipp Reinhard died in 1712 Count Johann Reinhard III inherited the county of Hanau-Münzenberg and for the last time, both counties were united into one county of Hanau. With Count Johann Reinhard III the last male member of the Hanau family died in 1736. Hanau-Münzenberg and Hanau-Lichtenberg fell to different heirs: Due to the treaty...
When the inheritance came to Hessen-Kassel technically Frederick I was sovereign there. But he had become King of Sweden, and so had placed his younger Brother William VIII in charge of the Landgraviate. Frederick I waived his inheritance of Hanau-Münzenberg in favour of his younger brother. So Wilhelm VIII became Count of Hanau-Münzenberg in his o...
The Landgraviate of Hessen-Kassel was elevated an Electorate in 1803, William IX became William I, the county of Hesse-Hanau the Principality of Hanau. When the French occupied the lands of William I in 1806 the new principality was put under military rule until 1810 and then became part of the Grand Duchy of Frankfurt. In 1813 the principality was...
Madre. Augusta de Prusia. Consorte. Gertrude Falkenstein de Hanau. [ editar datos en Wikidata] Federico Guillermo de Hesse-Kassel (en alemán: Friedrich Wilhelm von Hessen-Kassel; Hanau, 20 de agosto de 1802- Praga, 6 de enero de 1875) fue el último príncipe elector y landgrave de Hesse-Kassel, de 1847 a 1866.
Hanau, Gertrude Falkenstein, von. NOBLEMAN (GERMANY) BORN 18 May 1803, Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen - DIED 9 Jul 1882, Praha BIRTH NAME Falkenstein, Gertrude GRAVE LOCATION Kassel, Hessen: Hauptfriedhof, Tannenheckerweg 6 (Abt. 11, Nr. 254)
30 de may. de 2004 · Gertrude Falkenstein, esposa morganática del Elector Federico Guillermo I de Hesse, creada Condesa von Schaumburg Elector Federico Guillermo I de Hesse 1834
