Grand Duchy of Hesse

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constituent state of the German Confederation constituent state of the German Empire former sovereign state grand duchy

The Grand Duchy of Hesse was a historical German state in central Europe that existed from the early 19th century until the end of World War I, known for its capital Darmstadt and its ruling House of Hesse.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Grand Duchy of Hesse canonical 98
Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine 3
Grand Duchy of Hesse (for much of its territory) 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constituent state of the German Confederation ⓘ
constituent state of the German Empire ⓘ
former sovereign state ⓘ
grand duchy ⓘ
borderedBy Electorate of Hesse ⓘ
Grand Duchy of Baden ⓘ
Kingdom of Bavaria ⓘ
Prussia ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
capital Darmstadt ⓘ
commonName Hesse-Darmstadt ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country Germany ⓘ
currency Gulden ⓘ
Mark ⓘ
endEvent German Revolution of 1918–1919 ⓘ
endPointInTime 1918 ⓘ
firstRuler Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse ⓘ
governmentType constitutional monarchy ⓘ
headOfStateTitle Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine ⓘ
surface form: Grand Duke of Hesse
language German ⓘ
lastRuler Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay state of Baden-Württemberg ⓘ
state of Hesse ⓘ
Rhineland-Palatinate ⓘ
surface form: state of Rhineland-Palatinate
majorCity Gießen ⓘ
Mainz ⓘ
Worms, Germany ⓘ
surface form: Worms
majorRiver Main ⓘ
Neckar ⓘ
Rhine ⓘ
memberOf Confederation of the Rhine ⓘ
German Confederation ⓘ
German Empire ⓘ
North German Confederation ⓘ
nativeName Grand Duchy of Hesse self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Großherzogtum Hessen
officialName Grand Duchy of Hesse self-link ⓘ
predecessor Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Landgraviate of Hesse ⓘ
surface form: Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt
religion Calvinism ⓘ
Lutheranism ⓘ
Protestantism ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
rulingDynasty House of Hesse-Darmstadt ⓘ
rulingHouse House of Hesse ⓘ
shortName Hesse ⓘ
startEvent dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
startPointInTime 1806 ⓘ
successor state of Hesse ⓘ
surface form: People's State of Hesse

Weimar Republic ⓘ

Referenced by (106)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Empress Alexandra Feodorovna → placeOfBirth → Grand Duchy of Hesse ⓘ
Kingdom of Württemberg → sharesBorderWith → Grand Duchy of Hesse ⓘ
Electoral Palatinate → successorState → Grand Duchy of Hesse ⓘ
Hesse-Kassel → neighboringEntity → Grand Duchy of Hesse ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hesse-Darmstadt
Hesse → historicalPredecessor → Grand Duchy of Hesse ⓘ
Hesse → historicalPredecessor → Grand Duchy of Hesse ⓘ
this entity surface form: People's State of Hesse
Franco-Prussian War → belligerent → Grand Duchy of Hesse ⓘ
German states → includedEntity → Grand Duchy of Hesse ⓘ
Alix of Hesse and by Rhine → countryOfCitizenship → Grand Duchy of Hesse ⓘ
Alix of Hesse and by Rhine → placeOfBirth → Grand Duchy of Hesse ⓘ
War of the Sixth Coalition → belligerent → Grand Duchy of Hesse ⓘ
War of the Seventh Coalition → countryInvolved → Grand Duchy of Hesse ⓘ
Confederation of the Rhine → memberState → Grand Duchy of Hesse ⓘ
Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse → countryOfCitizenship → Grand Duchy of Hesse ⓘ
Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse → monarchOf → Grand Duchy of Hesse ⓘ
this entity surface form: Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine
House of Hesse-Darmstadt → ruled → Grand Duchy of Hesse ⓘ
Abraham Geiger → birthPlace → Grand Duchy of Hesse ⓘ
North German Confederation → memberState → Grand Duchy of Hesse ⓘ
this entity surface form: Grand Duchy of Hesse (northern parts)
Princess Alice of the United Kingdom → associatedWith → Grand Duchy of Hesse ⓘ
this entity surface form: Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine
German Confederation → memberState → Grand Duchy of Hesse ⓘ
Austro-Prussian War → belligerent → Grand Duchy of Hesse ⓘ
Empress Maria Alexandrovna of Russia → countryOfCitizenship → Grand Duchy of Hesse ⓘ
Empress Maria Alexandrovna of Russia → birthPlace → Grand Duchy of Hesse ⓘ
Prince-Archbishopric of Mainz → successor → Grand Duchy of Hesse ⓘ
Grand Duchy of Hesse → officialName → Grand Duchy of Hesse self-link ⓘ
Grand Duchy of Hesse → nativeName → Grand Duchy of Hesse self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Großherzogtum Hessen
Duchy of Nassau → borderedBy → Grand Duchy of Hesse ⓘ
House of Hesse → ruledTerritory → Grand Duchy of Hesse ⓘ
Count Palatine of the Rhine → successorState → Grand Duchy of Hesse ⓘ
Prince-elector of Mainz → successor → Grand Duchy of Hesse ⓘ
Darmstadt → formerCapitalOf → Grand Duchy of Hesse ⓘ
Province of Hesse-Nassau → hasBorderWith → Grand Duchy of Hesse ⓘ
Worms, Germany → historicalRegion → Grand Duchy of Hesse ⓘ
Henri Nestlé → placeOfBirth → Grand Duchy of Hesse ⓘ
Duchy of Westphalia → successor → Grand Duchy of Hesse ⓘ
Nieder-Saulheim, Grand Duchy of Hesse → country → Grand Duchy of Hesse ⓘ
Nieder-Saulheim, Grand Duchy of Hesse → locatedIn → Grand Duchy of Hesse ⓘ
Second Reich → precededBy → Grand Duchy of Hesse ⓘ
South German gulden → usedIn → Grand Duchy of Hesse ⓘ
Treaty of the Confederation of the Rhine → signatory → Grand Duchy of Hesse ⓘ
Rheinbund → hasMemberState → Grand Duchy of Hesse ⓘ
Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine → countryOfCitizenship → Grand Duchy of Hesse ⓘ
Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse → countryOfCitizenship → Grand Duchy of Hesse ⓘ
Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse → birthPlace → Grand Duchy of Hesse ⓘ
Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse → monarchOf → Grand Duchy of Hesse ⓘ
this entity surface form: Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine
Rosenhöhe, Darmstadt → locatedInFormerTerritory → Grand Duchy of Hesse ⓘ
Hesse-Bessungen → historicalTerritory → Grand Duchy of Hesse ⓘ
Prince Henry of Hesse and by Rhine → countryOfCitizenship → Grand Duchy of Hesse ⓘ
Arms of the Grand Duchy of Hesse → usedBy → Grand Duchy of Hesse ⓘ
Arms of the Grand Duchy of Hesse → country → Grand Duchy of Hesse ⓘ