Line of succession to the Hessian throne
- Line of succession to the Hessian throne
The Electorate of Hesse was abolished in 1866 when it was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia, while the Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine came to end in 1918. The current pretender to both Hessian thrones is Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse, who inherited his claim to Hesse and by Rhine following the death of Prince Louis of Hesse and by Rhine in 1968, and became head of the entire House of Hesse on the death of his father Prince Philipp of Hesse in 1980. Landgrave Moritz is the titular Grand Duke and Elector of Hesse. Prince Philipp the second son of Landgrave Moritz is the current heir his great grandfather, Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse claim to the throne of Finland. [cite news | last = Baer | first = Katarina | coauthors = Kuvat Pekka Elomaa | title = Suomen Kuningas | language = Finnish | publisher = Helsingin Sanomat | url = http://www2.hs.fi/extrat/digilehti/kuukausiliite/arkisto/2002/08/ | accessdate =2008-02-14 ]
Hesse-Kassel
*Head: HRH Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse (born 1926)
#HRH Donatus, Hereditary Prince of Hesse (born 1966)
#HH Prince Moritz of Hesse (born 2007)
#HH Prince Philipp of Hesse (born 1970)
#HH Prince Karl Adolf of Hesse (born 1937)
#HH Prince Christoph of Hesse (born 1969)
#HH Prince Rainer of Hesse (born 1939)
Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld and Hesse-Philippsthal
The Landgraviate of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld was annexed by Prussia in 1866. The main branch of Hesse-Philippsthal extinguished in 1925, thus making the Barchfeld branch the only of the Hesse-Philippsthal line.
*Head HH Wilhelm Chlodwig Friedrich Ernst Hermann Paul Philipp Heinrich, Prince and Landgrave of Hesse (born 1933)
#HH Prince Wilhelm of Hesse (born 1963)
#HH Prince Wilhelm Ernst Constantin (born 2005)
#HH Prince Philipp August (born 2006)
#HH Prince Otto of Hesse (born 1965)
#HH Prince Max Ernst-Ludwig of Hesse (born 1999)
#HH Prince Hermann Ernst Ludwig Joachim Hans Georg Hugo Alexander Wilhelm of Hesse (born 1935)
#HH Prince Alexis Wilhelm Manfred of Hesse (born 1977)
ee also
*Rulers of Hesse
References
External links
* [http://pages.prodigy.net/ptheroff/gotha/hesse.html Online Gotha (Hesse)]
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