The Hessians

A look at the Hessian royals including the Prince-Electors of Hesse-Kassel, the Landgraves of Hesse-Darmstadt and their successors the Grand Dukes of Hesse. The Grand Duchy of Hesse was overthrown with the rest of the German monarchies in 1918 at the end of World War I. The current heir to the Grand Duchy of Hesse is His Highness Moritz Prince and Landgrave of Hesse.

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• Hesse
• Hessian
• Hesse-Kassel
• Hesse-Darmstadt
• Royalty
• Monarchy

[timujin02]

Vielen Dank! Interessantes Video.

[MadMonarchist]

Danke schoen mein herr!

[papoocanada]

@MadMonarchist

nein, nein ! nobles houses of Germany are far from being extinct

[MadMonarchist]

@papoocanada reply to the one who said it -I certainly didn't.

[HeyItsFritz]

My ancestors came from Prussia, but from the other side of my family we found a Hessian soldier from hundreds of years ago, he was married at Blessenbach castle and he died in Bayern!

[mcgge7]

Just found out my great great great grandpa was born hesse and was like. HELL YEAH!

[SuperTravis898]

@tresckow to abolish the title by no means make shte fmaily extinct most noble or royal families have von by there name. mine is Von Volland from bruanfels Hesse, conected to the House of soms-Nassau, so House of Volland-Soms-Nassau would be my house.

[TheBoogieman7]

@Krizarmax1 Hello: My Mother's mother was named Schwartz (probably spelled differently in German.) I was told they came over to fight as Mercenaries. It means Black in German.

[tresckow]

@musicologo1able

to abolish a title doesnt extinct the family does it? and the blood stays the same

[DamianNixon]

@Varyalover ....from Prussia and Russia and anywhere else they could impress men, convicts or ne'er do wells. There were only a few conscripts.

[Krizarmax1]

hi i am from Mexico and my last name is Landgrave, I say the name came to Mexico by the year 1860.

[Varyalover]

wouldnt some soldiers be from prussia to aid britain in the revolutionary war?

[papoocanada]

in Germany the law states that the princely titles are an integral part of one's name; hence Philip Prinz von Hessen, for example. Most of them survive: THURN,BADEN,HOHENZOLERN, ZEIL, HOHENLOHE, WIETELSBACH, WURTEMBERG, SAXE-COBURG, REUSS, OLDENBURG, NASSAU, LIPPE, etc,,,,,,to name a few..