Hesse (Hessen) Nobility: Difference between revisions

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Hesse-Darmstadt was a German noble family. When the Hanau-Lichtenberg line was extinguished in 1736 its lands were inherited by Hesse-Darmstadt.

A history in English may be found at the Wikipedia article Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt.

	*List of the Landgraves (Landgraf)* of Hesse-Darmstadt** 1736-1806
1.	Louis VIII	1736-1768
2.	Louis IX	1768-1790
3.	Louis X In 1806 this Landgrave was elevated to Grand Duke and took the name of Grand Duke Louis I	1790-1806

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-There were several [[Germany Nobility|German noble families]] that included the named Hessen.
+Hesse-Darmstadt was a [[Germany Nobility|German noble family]].&nbsp; When the [[Hanau-Lichtenberg|Hanau-Lichtenberg]] line was extinguished in 1736 its lands were inherited by Hesse-Darmstadt. <br>
-One of the lines was the [[Hesse Darmstadt (Landgrave)|Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt]].
+<br>
-[[Category:Hesse (Hessen), German Empire]]
+A history in English may be found at the Wikipedia article [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landgraviate_of_Hesse-Darmstadt Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt].<br>
+<br>
+{| width="475" border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1"
+|-
+| <br>
+| <center>'''List of the Landgraves ''(Landgraf)'' of Hesse-Darmstadt'''<br>1736-1806</center>
+| <br>
+|-
+| 1.<br>
+| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_VIII,_Landgrave_of_Hesse-Darmstadt Louis VIII]<br>
+| 1736-1768<br>
+|-
+| 2.<br>
+| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_IX,_Landgrave_of_Hesse-Darmstadt Louis IX]<br>
+| 1768-1790<br>
+|-
+| 3.<br>
+|
+[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_I_of_Hesse-Darmstadt Louis X]
+In 1806 this Landgrave was elevated to Grand Duke and took the name of Grand Duke Louis I
+| 1790-1806<br>
+|}
+<br>
+[http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Hessen-Darmstadt/Staats-_und_Adresskalender_1785 Hessen-Darmstadt/Staats- und Adresskalender 1785]<br>
+[[Category:Germany]]