Landgraviate of Hesse-Hanau
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The Landgraviate of Hesse-Hanau was an 18th-century German principality within the Holy Roman Empire, notable for supplying auxiliary troops—often called "Hessians"—to foreign powers such as Great Britain during conflicts like the American Revolutionary War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Landgraviate of Hesse-Hanau canonical | 2 |
| Hesse-Hanau | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former principality
ⓘ
territorial state of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ vassal state ⓘ |
| auxiliaryTroopsDeployedTo | North America ⓘ |
| auxiliaryTroopsFoughtIn | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| auxiliaryTroopsServed | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| capital | Hanau ⓘ |
| centuryOfProminence | 18th century ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| currency | Reichsthaler ⓘ |
| dynasty | House of Hesse ⓘ |
| economicActivity | raising revenue by hiring out troops ⓘ |
| era | Early modern period ⓘ |
| formedAsAppanageOf |
Landgraviate of Hesse
ⓘ
surface form:
Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel
|
| governmentType |
hereditary principality
ⓘ
monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Franconia
ⓘ
Upper Rhenish Circle ⓘ |
| legalStatus | immediate territory of the Empire ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Germany ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Republic of Germany
state of Hesse ⓘ |
| militaryAlliance |
British Crown during the American Revolution
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Britain during the American Revolutionary War
|
| militaryRole | provider of mercenary-like auxiliary contingents ⓘ |
| notableFor |
participation in the American Revolutionary War as supplier of auxiliaries
ⓘ
providing Hessian troops to Great Britain ⓘ supplying auxiliary troops to foreign powers ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | German ⓘ |
| overlord | Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ |
| partOf | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | imperial estate ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | subdivision of the Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | feudal ⓘ |
| predecessor |
County of Hanau
ⓘ
Landgraviate of Hesse ⓘ
surface form:
Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel
|
| region | Hesse ⓘ |
| religion |
Calvinism
ⓘ
Lutheranism ⓘ |
| rulingTitle | Landgrave ⓘ |
| successor | Electorate of Hesse ⓘ |
| territoryIncluded |
surrounding districts of Hanau
ⓘ
town of Hanau ⓘ |
| troopsColloquiallyKnownAs |
Hessian auxiliaries
ⓘ
surface form:
Hessians
|
| typeOfTroopsSupplied |
artillery
ⓘ
auxiliary regiments ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hesse-Hanau