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Rulers of Hesse

Hesse is a region of west-central Germany. Originally the western part of the Landgraviate of Thuringia, in the mid 13th Century it was inherited by the younger son of the Duke of Brabant, and became a distinct political entity. From the late 16th century it was generally divided into several branches, the most important of which were those of Hesse-Kassel and Hesse-Darmstadt. During the Napoleonic Period, the Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel changed his title to Elector[?] of Hesse (1803), while the Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt became the Grand Duke of Hesse and the Rhine (1806). Electoral Hesse was annexed by Prussia in 1866 after the Six Weeks War[?], but Grand Ducal Hesse lasted until the end of the German monarchies in 1918.

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Landgraves of Hesse, 1247-1567

Landgraves of Hesse-Kassel, 1567-1803

Landgraves of Hesse-Darmstadt, 1567-1806

Electors of Hesse, 1803-1866

Grand Dukes of Hesse and the Rhine, 1806-1918

Heads of the House of Hesse-Kassel since 1866

Heads of the House of Hesse and the Rhine, 1918-1968

In 1968 the House of Hesse and the Rhine became extinct.

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