Hessen-Kassel
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Capital | Kassel |
Language(s) | German |
Religion | Protestant (Calvinist) (in 1749 the ruler Friedrich II became Roman Catholic) |
Population | not yet available |
Government | Landgraviate (Landgrafschaft) |
Dependencies | Hanau was a county (Grafschaft) belonging to Hessen-Kassel. Wilhelm IX was Graf of Hessen-Hanau prior to ascending the throne of Hessen-Kassel; he was also the crown prince (Erbprinz) of Hessen-Kassel up to 1785. |
Rulers | The rulers of Hessen-Kassel were as follows:
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Army | see the article Hessen-Kassel Army |
Navy | none |
History | In 1567 Hessen was partitioned into the Landgrafschaft (Landgraviates) of Hessen-Darmstadt and Hessen-Kassel, each going its own separate way.
Late in the XVIII Century, the heir apparent (crown prince or Erbprinz) of Hessen-Kassel (Wilhelm, son of Friedrich II of Hesse-Kassel) was made Graf von Hessen-Hanau, which was part of the state of Hessen-Kassel. Both these states sent regiments to America to help Britain fight against the American rebels in their war of independence. |
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References
Wikipedia Hessen-Kassel
Acknowledgments
Digby Smith for the initial version of this article.