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La Casa de Hesse es una dinastía real europea de la región de Hesse, originalmente proveniente de la Casa de Reginar. 1 . Historia. Los orígenes de la Casa de Hesse comienzan en 1241, con el casamiento de Sofía de Turingia, hija de Luis IV de Turingia e Isabel de Hungría con el Duque Enrique II de Brabante de la Casa de Reginar.
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The House of Hesse is a European dynasty, directly descended from the House of Brabant. They ruled the region of Hesse , one branch as prince-electors until 1866, and another branch as grand dukes until 1918.
- 1264; 759 years ago
- Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse
Hesse-Kassel fue uno de los principales Estados alemanes aliados de Suecia durante la Guerra de los Treinta Años. El landgraviato era calvinista , y apoyó de manera importante la causa protestante, brindando ayuda militar al ejército sueco, pese a que su territorio fue ocupado por tropas imperiales durante la guerra.
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The Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel was founded by William IV the Wise, the eldest son of Philip I. On his father's death in 1567, the Landgraviate of Hesse was divided into four parts. William IV received about half of the territory, with Kassel as his capital. Hesse-Kassel expanded in 1604 when Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel inherited the Landgr...
The Landgraves of Hesse-Kassel were famous for renting out their army to European Great Powers during the 17th and 18th centuries. It was a widespread practice at the time for small countries to rent out troops to larger countries in exchange for subsidies. International jurists drew a distinction between mercenaries and auxiliaries (Hilfstruppen)....
The village of Hessen Cassel, Indiana, near Fort Wayne, founded by German immigrants, is named for the Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel.[citation needed]
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- Kassel
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The Electorate of Hesse (German: Kurfürstentum Hessen), also known as Hesse-Kassel or Kurhessen, was a grand duchy whose prince was given the right to elect the Emperor by Napoleon. When the Holy Roman Empire was abolished in 1806, its prince, William I, chose to retain the title of Elector, even though there was no longer an ...
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The story of the Hesse Heist, the theft of royal German jewels, delves into the wartime story of the Nazi elite. June 25, 2021. Top Image: Philipp von Hessen, circa 1934. From the US National Archives.
In 1968, the head of the House of Hesse-Kassel became the head of the entire House of Hesse due to the extinction of the House of Hesse-Darmstadt. See also. History of Frankfurt am Main and Timeline of Frankfurt; Politics of Hesse; Timeline of Kassel; References
