Hace 3 días · The Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine (German: Großherzogtum Hessen und bei Rhein) was a grand duchy in western Germany that existed from 1806 to 1918. The Grand Duchy originally formed from the Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt in 1806 as the Grand Duchy of Hesse (German: Großherzogtum Hessen ).
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Louise of Hesse was a descendant of an ancient German princely family, the Landgraves of Hesse, but lived in Denmark from the age of three and had Danish ancestry. In the political and dynastic conflicts that raged in Denmark during her lifetime she consistently found herself in opposition to German nationalism and protective of Danish interests ma...
Louise was married at the Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen on 26 May 1842 to her second cousin Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg. He was soon selected as hereditary prince of Denmark and later ascended the throne of Denmark as King Christian IX. The marriage greatly strengthed Christian's efforts to secure the Danish thro...
On 15 November 1863, Louise and Christian became Queen and King of Denmark. The relationship between Louise and Christian seems to have been at least partially a marriage of love, and is described as happy: she supported him in his struggle to be acknowledged as heir to the throne of Denmark, and the couple became strongly attached to each other du...
Frederick VIII of DenmarkAlexandra, Queen of the United KingdomGeorge I of GreeceDagmar, Empress of RussiaHace 2 días · The House of Ascania ( German: Askanier) was a dynasty of German rulers. It is also known as the House of Anhalt, which refers to its longest-held possession, Anhalt. [1] The Ascanians are named after Ascania (or Ascaria) Castle, known as Schloss Askanien in German, which was located near and named after Aschersleben.
16 de mar. de 2023 · Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel (1817-1898) Grand Duke Constantine of Russia (1827-1892) & 1848 Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg (1830-1911) Prince Alexander of Hesse and the Rhine (1823-1888) & 1851 Countess Julie von Hauke (1825-1895) Grand Duke Ludwig IV of Hesse and the Rhine (1837-1892) & 1st 1862
13 de mar. de 2023 · Charles of Hesse-Kassel of the House of Hesse, was the Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel from 1670 to 1730. Charles was the second son of William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel and Hedwig Sophia of Brandenburg ( 1623-1683 ). Until 1675 his mother ruled as his guardian and regent before Charles was old enough to take over the administration for the next ...
15 de mar. de 2023 · Princess Christine Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel, coadjutor Abbess (1766–1779) Frederica Charlotte, Abbess (1764–1802) Prince-Bishopric of Liège (complete list) – Joseph Clemens of Bavaria, Prince-Bishop (1694–1723) Georges-Louis de Berghes, Prince-Bishop (1724–1743) Jean-Théodore of Bavaria, Prince-Bishop (1744–1763)
13 de mar. de 2023 · Jacob y Wilhelm eran naturales de Hanau, en el Principado de Hesse-Kassel. Con poco más de diez años Jacob y Wilhelm habían perdido a su padre, funcionario de profesión, lo que sumió a su familia numerosa (en total eran seis hermanos) en graves dificultades económicas.