| LC control no. | n 83009475 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Geographic heading | Hesse-Darmstadt (Grand duchy) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Germany--Hesse-Darmstadt (Grand duchy) |
| Variant(s) | Grossherzogtum Hessen Hesse (Grand duchy) Hesse-Darmstadt (Landgraviate) Hesse and by Rhine (Grand duchy) Hessen-Darmstadt (Grand duchy) Hessen-Darmstadt (Landgraviate) Hessen (Grand duchy) Hessen und bei Rhein (Grand duchy) Landgrafschaft Hessen-Darmstadt Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt |
| See also | Hesse (Landgraviate) Hesse-Darmstadt (Germany) Isenburg (Principality) |
| Special note | After 1806 officially known as Grand Duchy of Hesse |
| Found in | Keim, A. M. Die Judenfrage im Landtag des Grossherzogtums Hessen 1820-1849, 1983: t.p. (Landtag des Grossherzogtums Hessen) Wikipedia, 19 Sept. 2024 (Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt; Landgrafschaft Hessen-Darmstadt; state of the Holy Roman Empire; formed in 1567 following the division of the Landgraviate of Hesse among the four sons of Landgrave Philip I; elevated to Grand Duchy of Hesse following the Empire's dissolution in 1806) Wikipedia, 19 Sept. 2024 (Grand Duchy of Hesse; Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine; Grossherzogtum Hessen und bei Rhein existed 1806-1918; originally formed from the Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt in 1806 as the Grand Duchy of Hesse; assumed the name Hesse und bei Rhein in 1816 to distinguish itself from the Electorate of Hesse, which had formed from the neighbouring Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel; colloquially, the grand duchy continued to be known by its former name of Hesse-Darmstadt; the grand duchy joined the German Empire in 1871; in 1918, the grand duchy was overthrown and replaced by the People's State of Hesse (Volksstaat Hessen)) |
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