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Since 23 May 2013, the head of the house has been Donatus, Landgrave of Hesse. He descends from the Hesse-Kassel branch of the family, which has been the genealogically senior male line since the house's major partition in 1567.
History. The Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel was founded by William IV the Wise, the eldest son of Philip I. On his father's death in 1567, the Landgraviate of Hesse was divided into four parts. William IV received about half of the territory, with Kassel as his capital.
The passing of Landgrave Moritz means that his son, Heinrich Donatus Philipp Umberto Prinz und Landgraf von Hessen, commonly known as Donatus, landgrave of Hesse, succeeds him as the head of the house.
Philipp, Prince and Landgrave of Hesse (6 November 1896 – 25 October 1980) was head of the Electoral House of Hesse from 1940 to 1980. Philipp joined the Nazi Party in 1930, and, when they gained power with the appointment of Adolf Hitler as Chancellor in 1933, he became Oberpräsident of the Prussian Province of Hesse-Nassau .
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William IV (1532 – 1592) Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
1. William IV (1532 – 1592) Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, eldest son of Philip “the Magnanimous” (1504-1567) Landgrave of Hesse. Married Sabine of Württemberg (1549 – 1581) daughter of Christopher, Duke of Württemberg
Maurice (1572 – 1632) Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
1. Maurice (1572 – 1632) Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel.Married firstly Agnes of Solms-Laubach (1578 –1602) daughter of Count John George of Solms-Laubach and secondly Juliane of Nassau--Siegen (1587 – 1643) daughter of John VII, Count of Nassau-Siegen.
William V (1602 – 1637) Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
1. William V (1602 – 1637) Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel. Married Amalie Elisabeth of Hanau-Münzenberg (1602–1651) daughter of Philip Louis II, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg.
William I (1743 – 1821) Elector of Hesse
1. William I (IX) (1743 – 1821) Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel and Elector of Hesse from 1803 to 1806 and from 1813.1806 annexed by the Kingdom of Westphalia, 1813 restored. Grandmaster of the House-order of the Golden Lion. Grandmaster of the Pour la vertu militaire. Founder and Grandmaster of the Order of the Iron Helmet in 1814. Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle. Knight of the Order of the White Elephant. Knight of the Garter. Married Princess Wilhelmina Caroline of Denmark and Norway (174...
William II (1777 – 1847) Elector of Hesse
1. William II (1777 – 1847) Elector of Hesse. Grandmaster of the House-order of the Golden Lion. Grandmaster of the Pour la vertu militaire. Grandmaster of the Order of the Iron Helmet. Knight of the Order of St. Andrew. Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle. Knight of the White Elephant. Married firstly Princess Augusta of Prussia (1780 – 1841) daughter of Frederick William II, King of Prussia, secondly morganatically Emilie Ortlöpp (1791–1843)created Countess of Reichenbach-Lessonitz in 18...
Frederick William I (1802 – 1875) Elector of Hesse
1. Frederick William I (1802 – 1875) Elector of Hesse until 1866. Grandmaster of the House-order of the Golden Lion. Grandmaster of the Pour la vertu militaire. Grandmaster of the Order of the Iron Helmet. Knight of the Order of St. Andrew. Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle. Married morganatically Gertrude Falkenstein (1803 – 1882) created Countess of Schaumburg in 1831 and Princess of Hanau and to Horowitz in 1853, daughter of Johann Gottfried Falkenstein. Their sons were Counts von Sch...
Frederick (1747 – 1837) Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel-Rumpenheim
1. Frederick (1747 – 1837) Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel-Rumpenheim, younger son of Frederick II (1720 – 1785) Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel. Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim. Knight of the House-order of the Golden Lion. Knight of the Pour la vertu militaire. Knight of the Royal Guelphic Order. Knight of the Order of Philip the Magnanimous.Married Princess Caroline of Nassau-Usingen (1762 – 1823) daughter of Karl Wilhelm, Prince of Nassau-Usingen
Wilhelm I (1787–1867) Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel-Rumpenheim
1. Wilhelm I (1787–1867) Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel-Rumpenheim.Knight of the White Elephant. Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog.Married Princess Louise Charlotte of Denmark (1789–1864) daughter of Hereditary Prince Frederick of Denmark and Norway.
Frederick William (II) (1820 – 1884) Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
1. Frederick William (II) (1820 – 1884) Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel. Succeeded, as titular Prince-elector of Hesse after the death of Frederick William I (1802 – 1875) Elector of Hesse. Knight of the White Elephant. Knight of the Order of St.Andrew. Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle. Knight of the Order of the Seraphim. Married firstly Alexandra Nikolaevna of Russia (1825–1844) daughter of Nicholas I, Emperor of Russia and secondly Princess Anna of Prussia (1836–1918) daughter of Prince Ch...
Sep 15, 2021 · Philipp, Landgrave of Hesse became head of the Electoral House of Hesse (also known as Hesse-Kassel) in 1940. In 1968, upon the death of his childless distant cousin, Prince Ludwig of Hesse and by Rhine, Philipp inherited the headship of the former Grand Ducal House of Hesse and by Rhine as well.
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.
