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	Hesse-Cassel - LoveToKnow 1911
		It was till 1866 a landgraviate and electorate of Germany, consisting of several detached masses of territory, to the N.E. of Frankfort-on-the-Main.
		Charles's chief claim to remembrance is that he was the first ruler to adopt the system of hiring his soldiers out to foreign powers as mercenaries, as a means of improving the national finances.
		Frederick I., the next landgrave (1730-1751), had become by marriage king of Sweden, and on his death was succeeded in the landgraviate by his brother William VIII.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Hesse-Cassel (1607 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Additions to the landgraviate were made both in the reigns of George and of his son and successor, Louis V. (1577-'626), but in 1622 Hesse-Homburg was cut off to form an apanage for George's youngest son, Frederick (d.
		During the 18th century the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War dealt heavy blows at the prosperity of the landgraviate, which was always loyal to the house of Austria.
		At the peace of Luneville in 18or the part of the landgraviate on the left bank of the Rhine was surrendered to France, and in 1815 other parts were ceded to Prussia, the landgrave Victor Amadeus being compensated by the abbey of Corvey and the Silesian duchy of Ratibor.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /correction/edit?locale=en&content_id=32582 (2004 words)

	Landgrave - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Landgrave occasionally continued in use as the subsidiary title of such nobility as the Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar, who functioned as the Landgrave of Thuringia in the first decade of the 20th century; but the title fell into disuse after World War I.
		The jurisdiction of a landgrave was a landgraviate and the wife of a landgrave was a landgravine.
		Landgraviate refers to the rank, office, or territory held by a landgrave.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Landgrave (317 words)

	Kingdoms of Germany - Hesse
		The landgraviate is elevated by Napoleon Bonaparte, William securing the coveted title of Kurfürst (Prince Elector of the HRE).
		The landgraviate was re-created from the division of the Duchy of Hesse in 1567.
		Because of its previous status, Marburg was the secondmost senior branch of this new division of land.
	www.kessler-web.co.uk /History/KingListsEurope/GermanyHesse.htm (2961 words)

	AACH (Jewish Encyclopedia) - BibleWiki
		The first mention of Jews in Aach is found in a document of the year 1518, in which the Jews of Geisingen are accused of having murdered a Christian child.
		The first document shows that between the years 1560 and 1570 only five Jewish families received such permits; and it is expressly stated that they were then entitled to all the rights enjoyed by the other citizens of Aach; but no Jew was allowed to harbor more than five strangers in his house.
		The landgraviate of Nellenburg was sold in 1645 to Austria, and has belonged to Baden since 1810.
	bible.tmtm.com /wiki/AACH_(Jewish_Encyclopedia) (349 words)

	Hesse-Kassel
		Frequently coming into existence when the Landgraviate of Hesse was divided among sons of a Landgrave, the final division occurred in 1568 upon the death of Landgrave Philip of Hesse[?], when his eldest son Wilhelm IV inherited Kassel.
		The Landgraviate expanded in 1604 when Landgrave Maurice inherited Hesse-Marburg from his uncle.
		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 Hesse-Darmstadt line.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ho/House_of_Hesse.html (352 words)

	Thomas's Glassware Tour --- Kassel (D)
		In 1189 Kasel was chartered as a town and in 1277 became the capital of the landgraviate Hesse.
		After his death in 1567 the landgraviate was partitioned among his sons Wilhelm IV (Hesse-Cassel), Ludwig IV (Hesse-Marburg), Philipp II (Hesse-Rheinfels) and Georg I (Hesse-Darmstadt).
		In 1807 Cassel became the capital of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Westphalia, which consisted of the Electorate of Hesse, the Duchy of Braunschweig, and smaller parts of Hannover and Prussia.
	www.thomasgraz.net /glass/gl-1228.htm (747 words)

	Hesse-Kassel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hesse-Kassel (Hessen-Kassel) was a German principality that came into existence when the Landgraviate of Hesse was divided in 1568 upon the death of Landgrave Philip I of Hesse, when his eldest son Wilhelm IV inherited the northern portion and established his capital in Kassel.
		The Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel expanded in 1604 when Landgrave Maurice (Moritz) Henry inherited Hesse-Marburg from his uncle, William IV "the wise" Henry (1532-1592).
		The village of Hessen Cassel, Indiana near Fort Wayne, founded by German immigrants, is named for the Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel.
	dictionpedia.com /en/Hesse-Kassel (555 words)

	Hessen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		the province of Rheinhessen], part of the landgraviate of Hessen-Homburg, the electorate of Hessen-Kassel, the duchy of Nassau, the district of Wetzlar [part of the former Prussian Rheinprovinz], and the principality of Waldeck)
		1815 Sovereign Landgraviate of Hesse (Souveräne Landgrafen zu Hessen).
		31 Mar 1567 Landgraviate of Hesse (informally Hesse-Kassel) separated.
	www.vdiest.nl /Europa/Germany/hessen.htm (615 words)

	HESSE - Online Information article about HESSE
		Additions to the landgraviate were made both in the reigns of George and of his son and successor, See also:
		Hesse-Nassau was formed in 1867-1868 out of the territories which accrued to Prussia after the war of 1866, namely, the landgraviate of Hesse-Cassel and the duchy of Nassau, in addition to the greater part of the territory of See also:
		Luneville in 18or the part of the landgraviate on the left bank of the Rhine was surrendered to France, and in 1815 other parts were ceded to Prussia, the landgrave See also:
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /HEG_HIG/HESSE.html (2698 words)

	Hessen-Kassel Article
		On Philip's death in 1567, William received one half of Hesse, with Kassel as his capital; and this formed the landgraviate of Hesse-Cassel.
		, and on his death was succeeded in the landgraviate by his brother William VIII (1751-60), who fought as an ally of England and Prussia during the Seven Years War.
		The eldest son would henceforth inherit the entire landgraviate, it no longer could be divided amongst all the heirs.
	www.vondonop.org /hessen-kassel.html (1844 words)

	Historical Flags (Hesse, Germany)
		The Grand Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt remained independent, and was thereafter identified simply as Hesse.
		Enfeoffed first to the dukes of Franconia, later to the counts of Thuringia, Hesse emerged in 1247 as a landgraviate immediately subject to the emperor under a branch of the house of Brabant.
		Landgrave Philip the Magnanimous (Philip of Hesse), a leading figure in the German Reformation, was responsible for reuniting a territory that had been torn by border disputes with neighboring areas.
	www.fotw.net /FLAGS/de-he_hi.html (361 words)

	WHKMLA : History of Hessen, 1500-1568
		In 1448 the Landgraviate of Hessen was partitioned into two lines, Upper and Lower Hessen.
		A Central Court was established at Marburg in 1500.
		The Landgraviate of Hessen joined the Rhenish Coinage Union in 1509; in the new Imperial organization of 1512, Hessen was allocated to the Upper Rhenish Circle.
	www.zum.de /whkmla/region/germany/hessen15001568.html (432 words)

	Hesse-Kassel peee.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel expanded in 1604 when Landgrave Maurice (Moritz) Henry inherited Hesse-Marburg from his childless uncle, William IV "the Wise" Henry (1532-1592).
		During the Thirty Years' War, Calvinist Hesse-Kassel proved Sweden 's most loyal German ally.
		The village of Hessen Cassel, Indiana near Fort Wayne, Indiana, founded by German immigrants, is named for the Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel.
	www.peee.org /en/Hesse-Kassel (627 words)

	Hesse-Darmstadt - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt came into existence in 1568, as the portion of George, youngest of the four sons of Landgrave Philipp of Hesse.
		With the extinction of the Hesse-Marburg and Hesse-Rheinfels lines by 1604, Hesse-Darmstadt, along with Hesse-Kassel, became one of the two Hessian states.
		Hesse-Darmstadt, See also and States of the Holy Roman Empire.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Hesse-Darmstadt (408 words)

	Cartographica Neerlandica Map Text for Ortelius Map No. 92
		The country of HESSEN, which was once an EARLDOM, now graced with the title of a LANDGRAVIATE, was formerly possessed by the CATTI, {1584L{as almost all writers of our time generally and truly believe}1584L}.
		The other [city] is graced with an excellent University, {1598F{well frequented by students from all kinds of places in the area}1598F, not in 1602G}.
		In this Landgraviate there are also various other Counties or Earldoms, [such] as CATZENELEBOG, ZIEGENHEIM, NIDA and WALDECK, of all of which the Landgrave considers himself now to be the Lord}1581F, 1587F & 1588S end here for Hessen}.
	www.orteliusmaps.com /book/ort_text92.html (1087 words)

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