- Hesse-Homburg
Infobox Former Country
native_name = "Landgrafschaft Hessen-Homburg"
conventional_long_name = Landgraviate of Hesse-Homburg
common_name = Hesse-Homburg
continent = Europe
country = Germany
status_text = State of theHoly Roman Empire
State of theGerman Confederation
government_type = Principality
event_start =
year_start = 1622
date_start =
event_end =Grand Duchy of Hesse ¹
year_end = 1866
date_end = |
event1 = Ceded by Darmstadt
date_event1 = 1668
event2 = Ceded to Darmstadt
date_event2 = 1806
event3 = Re-established
date_event3 = 1815
p1 = Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt
image_p1 =
s1 = Grand Duchy of Hesse
flag_s1 = Flagge Großherzogtum Hessen ohne Wappen.svg
s2 = Province of Hesse-Nassau
flag_s2 = Flagge Preußen - Provinz Hessen-Nassau.svg
image_map_caption = Map of Hesse-Homburg and Middle Rhine|
capital = Bad Homburg
common_languages = German
leader1 = Frederick I
leader2 = Ferdinand
year_leader1 = 1622-1638
year_leader2 = 1848-1866
title_leader = Landgrave
footnotes = ¹Meisenheim ceded to the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau.Hesse-Homburg was formed into a separate landgraviate in
1622 by the landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt to be ruled by his son, although it did not become independent of Hesse-Darmstadt until1668 .It was briefly divided into Hesse-Homburg and
Hesse-Homburg-Bingenheim ; but these parts were again united in1681 .In
1806 , Hesse-Homburg was incorporated with Hesse-Darmstadt; but in1815 by theCongress of Vienna the latter state was compelled to recognize the independence of Hesse-Homburg, which was increased by the addition of Meisenhelm.The landgraviate of Hesse-Homburg consisted of two parts, the district of
Homburg on the right side of theRhine , and the district ofMeisenheim , added in1815 , on the left side of the same river.In
1866 , Hesse-Homburg was inherited by the grand-duke of Hesse-Darmstadt, whileMeisenheim fell to Prussia. Later that same year these territories were taken from Hesse-Darmstadt again, and the former landgraviate was combined with electorate ofHesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel), duchy of Nassau, and the free city ofFrankfurt to form thePrussia n province ofHesse-Nassau .Today it forms a part of the German state of
Hesse .ee also
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Rulers of Hesse
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