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  • William I, Elector of Hesse (1743 - 1821)
    Wilhelm von Hessen-Kassel.*Landgraf von Hessen-Kassel in 1785. As Wilhelm IX*Kurfürst Wilhelm IX von Hessen-Kassel in 1785. As Wilhelm IX *Kurfürst Wilhelm I von Hessen on 15 May 1803. As Wilhelm I.==L...
  • Queen Consort Louise Wilhelmine Friederikke Karoline Auguste Julie of Hesse-Kassel, Consort of Denmark (1817 - 1898)
    Name/title: Luise Wilhelmine Friederike Karoline Auguste Julie, Princess(Prinzessin) of Hesse-Kassel (German: Luise Wilhelmine Friederike Caroline Auguste Julie von Hessen-Kassel) (Danish: Louise Wilhe...
  • Mafalda Maria Elisabetta Anna Romana von Hessen (1902 - 1944)
    Princess Mafalda was badly wounded in the factory where she worked together with other slave workers fron the KZ Buchenwald. She died about three days after the allies bombings of the nazi ammunitionfa...
  • Alexandra Feodorovna, Empress of All the Russias (1872 - 1918)
    Empress Alexandra of Russia and her children, Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia, and Alexei were identified as belonging to mtDNA haplogroup H (16111T, 16357C, 263G, 315.1C ). This identity was confirmed...
  • Princess Elizabeth of Prussia (1815 - 1885)
    Princess Elizabeth Elisabeth Karoline Viktoria of Prussia*By marriage Princess Charles of Hesse and by Rhine ==Links:==* The Perage * Geneall * Wikipedia * Johann the Younger #974 Princess Elizabeth El...

The subject of this project is to descripe the rulers of the house of Hesse and its branches. This project is a subproject to Noble houses of Europe

Hesse, 1264–1458

  • Henry I the Child 1264–1308
  • Otto the Elder son of Henry I, 1308–1328 until 1311in Upper Hesse (Marburg), reunited Hesse in 1311, by the dead of John
  • John, son of Henry I, 1308–1311 in Lower Hesse (Kassel)
  • Henry II the Iron, son of Otto I, 1328–1376
  • Louis the Junker, son of Otto I, 1336–1345 residing in Grebenstein
  • Hermann I the Elder, son of Otto I, 1336–1370 residing in Nordeck
  • Otto the Younger, son of Henry II the Iron, co-regent 1340–1366
  • Hermann II the Learned, son of Louis the Junker, 1376–1413, co-regent since 1367
  • Louis I the Peaceful 1413–1458

Lower Hesse (Kassel), 1458–1500

  • Louis II the Frank, eldest son of Louis the Peaceful, 1458–1471
  • William I the Elder, son of Louis II, 1471–1493
  • William II the Middle, son of Louis II, 1493–1509, reunited Hesse in 1500

Upper Hesse (Marburg), 1458–1500

  • Henry III the Rich, younger son of Louis the Peaceful, 1458–1483
  • Louis III the Younger (died 1478)
  • William III the Younger, 1483–1500 1500 reunited with Lower Hesse under William II

Hesse, 1500–1567

  • Philip I the Magnanimous, son of William II, 1509–1567.

Eldest son William IV the Wise, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel; second son Louis IV Landgraves of Hesse-Marburg; third son Philip the Younger Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels; fourth son George I Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt.

Hesse-Kassel, 1567–1803

  • William IV (Wilhelm IV) 31 March 1567-25 August 1592 (eldest son of Philip the Magnanimous. Called "the Wise.")
  • Maurice (Moritz) 25 August 1592-17 March 1627
  • William V (Wilhelm V) 17 March 1627-21 September 1637
  • William VI (Wilhelm VI) 21 September 1637-16 July 1663
  • William VII (Wilhelm VII) 16 July 1663-21 November 1670
  • Charles (Karl) 21 November 1670-23 March 1730
  • Frederick I (Friedrich I) 23 March 1730-25 March 1751 also King of Sweden from 1720. Hesse-Kassel under the regency of his brother, William, later Landgrave William VIII.
  • William VIII (Wilhelm VIII) 25 March 1751-1 February 1760) brother of Frederick I; already regent from 1730
  • Frederick II (Friedrich II) 1 February 1760-31 October 1785
  • William IX (Wilhelm IX) 31 October 1785-15 May 1803 became elector of Hesse as William I in 1803.

Hesse-Rotenburg, 1627–1834

  • Hermann 1627–1658 third son of Maurice
  • Ernest 1658–1693 fifth son of Maurice
  • William 1693–1725
  • Ernest Leopold 1725–1749
  • Constantine 1749–1778 inherited Eschwege in 1755
  • Emanuel 1778–1806 (died 1812) 1806 annexed by the Kingdom of Westphalia, 1813 restored under the supremacy of the Elector of Hesse
  • Victor Amadeus, 1813–1834 1834 extinct, reunited with Hesse-Kassel

Hesse-Wanfried, ~1700–1731

  • Charles (Karl) 1700-1711 Landgrave of Hesse-Wanfried -(Rheinfels) (1649–1711); sovereign 1700-1711
  • William (Wilhelm) Landgrave Hesse-Wanfried -(Rheinfels) (1671–1731); sovereign 1711–1731. 1731 united with Hesse-Rotenburg

Hesse-Rheinfels, 1627–1658

  • Ernest(Ernst) 1627–1658 fifth son of Maurice

1658 united with Hesse-Rotenburg

Hesse-Philippsthal

1813 restored under the supremacy of the Elector of Hesse

  • Louis (Ludwig) 1813–1816
  • Ernst Constantine 1816–1849
  • Charles II(Karl, 1849–1866 1866 annexed by Prussia

Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld

  • William)Wilhelm) 1721–1761 son of Philip
  • Frederick (Friedrich) 1761–1772
  • Adolf 1772–1803
  • Charles (Karl) 1803–1806 806 annexed by the Kingdom of Westphalia, 1813 restored under the supremacy of the Elector of Hesse
  • Charles (Karl) 1813–1854 (restored)
  • Alexis 1854–1866 1866 annexed by Prussia

Hesse-Marburg, 1567–1604

  • Louis IV (Ludwig IV) 31 March 1567-9 October 1604 second son of Philip the Magnanimous.

1604 extinct and disputed between Hesse-Kassel and Hesse-Darmstadt, 1648 divided between the two lines

Hesse-Rheinfels, 1567–1583

  • Philip II 31 March 1567-20 November 1583 third son of Philip the Magnanimous. Called "the Younger."

1583 extinct and divided between Hesse-Kassel, Hesse-Marburg and Hesse-Darmstadt

Hesse-Darmstadt, 1567–1806

  • George I(Georg I) 31 March 1567-7 February 1596 fourth son of Philip the Magnanimous
  • Louis V (Ludwig V) 7 February 1596-27 June 1626 son of George I.
  • George II (Georg II) 27 June 1626-11 June 1661 son of Louis V.
  • Louis VI (Ludwig VI) 11 June 1661-24 April 1678 son of George II
  • Louis VII (Ludwig VII) 24 April 1678-31 August 1678 first son of Louis VI
  • Ernest Louis (Ernst Ludwig) 31 August 1678-12 September 1739 second son of Louis VI
  • Louis VIII (Ludwig VIII) 12 September 1739-17 October 1768 son of Ernest Louis
  • Louis IX (Ludwig IX) 17 October 1768-6 April 1790 son of Louis VIII
  • Louis X (Ludwig X) 6 April 1790-13 August 1806 son of Louis IX. Became Grand Duke of Hesse 1806.

Hesse-Butzbach, 1609–1643

Philip III, 1609–1643 second son of George I of Hesse-Darmstadt,

Hesse-Homburg, 1622–1866

  • Frederick I (Friedrich I) 1622–1638 third son of George I of Hesse-Darmstadt
  • William Christoph 1638–1681, sold Homburg to his brother George Christian in 1669, but retained Bingenheim (Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg-Bingenheim)
    • Margareta Elisabetha of Leiningen-Westerburg-Schaumburg, Regent 1638–1648
  • George Christian 1669–1671 Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg Under mortgage to two merchants (1671–1673) and the Landgraves of Hesse-Darmstadt (1673–1679) Frederick II, 1679–1708 son of Fredrick I, Commander general of the army of Brandenburg (The Prince of Homburg), redeemed Homburg in 1679, regained Bingenheim in 1681
  • Frederick III Jacob (Friedrich III Jacob) 1708–1746 Cavalry general in the Netherlands
  • Frederick IV (Friedrich IV) 1746–1751
  • Frederick V (Friedrich V) 1751–1806 Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
    • Ulrike Louise von Solms-Braunfels, Regent 1751–1766 1806 Annexed by Hesse-Darmstadt, 1815 restored on the Congress of Vienna
  • Frederick V (Friedrich V) 1815–1820 (restored)
  • Frederick VI (Friedrich VI) 1820–1829 Cavalry general in Austria
  • Louis William (Ludwig Wilhelm) 1829–1839 Infantry general in Prussia
  • Philip 1839–1846 Field marshall in Austria
  • Gustav, 1846–1848 Cavalry general in Austria
  • Ferdinand 1848–1866 Cavalry general in Austria 1866 annexed by Prussia

Hesse-Braubach, 1625–1651

  • John (Johan) 1626–1651 son of Louis V

Hesse-Itter, 1661–1676

  • George III (Georg II) 1661–1676 second son of George II

Electors of Hesse (-Kassel), 1803–1866

  • William I (Wilhelm I) 15 May 1803-28 August 1807

previously Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel as William IX; deposed ,to the Kingdom of Westphalia, 1807-1813

  • William I (Wilhelm I) 30 October 1813-27 February 1821 restored
  • William II (Wilhelm II) 27 February 1821-20 November 1847His son Frederick William acted as regent from 30 September 1831
  • Frederick William (Friedrich Wilhelm) 20 November 1847-20 September 1866 regent for his father from 30 September 1831. The electorate was annexed by Prussia in 1866 1866 annexed by Prussia

Grand Dukes of Hesse (-Darmstadt) and by Rhine, 1806–1918

  • Louis I (Ludwig I) 13 August 1806-6 April 1830 previously Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt as Louis X from 1790
  • Louis II (Ludwig II)_ 6 April 1830-16 June 1848
  • Louis III (Ludwig III) 16 June 1848-13 June 1877
  • Louis IV (Ludwig IV) 13 June 1877-13 March 1892
  • Ernest Louis (Ernst Ludwig) 13 March 1892-9 November 1918

Heads of the non-reigning House of Hesse

Hesse-Kassel since 1866

  • Frederick William I (Friedrich Wilhilm I) 1866–1875 the former elector
  • Frederick William II Friedrich Wilhelm II) 1875–1884 son of Prince William of Hesse-Kassel.
  • Frederick William III (Friedrich Wilhelm III) 1884–1888
  • Alexander Frederick 1888–1925 (abdicated, d. 1945)
  • Frederick Charles (Friedrich Karl) 1925–1940 elected King of Finland with the name (Fredrik) Kaarle I in 1918 but renounced the throne the same year
  • Philip 1940–1980
  • Maurice(Moritz) (born 1926), 1980-present

Hesse-Philippsthal 1866-1925

  • Charles (Karl) 1866-1868
  • Ernest (Ernst) 1868-1925 1925 the Line of Hesse-Philippsthal became extinct

Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld since 1866, Hesse-Philippsthal== ===since the extinction of the main line 1925

  • Alexis 1866-1905 the former Landgrave
  • Chlodwig 1905-1954, head of the house of Hesse-Philippsthal since 1925
  • William (Wilhelm) 1954-present

Hesse-Darmstadt 1918–1968

  • Ernest Louis (Ernst Ludwig) the former Grand Duke, 1918–1937
  • George Donatus 1937
  • Louis (Ludwig) 1937–1968 In 1968 the Line of Hesse-Darmstadt became extinct; the last Prince adopted the head of the Hesse-Kassel as his heir

House of Battenberg

'Was a morganatic cadet branch of the Grand Ducal family of Hesse, without right of succession.