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Hesse

Hesse is a region and federal state of central Germany, with Wiesbaden as its capital and Frankfurt as its largest city. In Roman times it was the land of the Chatti, from whom the name of the Hessians is probably derived. It formed a landgraviate from 1264, later divided into Hesse-Kassel and Hesse-Darmstadt, and the modern state was created in 1945.

Hesse
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Kingdom of WürttembergImpactGrand Duchy of HesseFoundation, Socioeconomy, Military, Decline, SummaryRepublic of FinlandFoundationCeltsArtsProtestant ReformationEvents

Mentioned in 21 state histories

ChattiPrincipality of HersfeldElectorate of MainzCounty of HennebergCounty of KatzenelnbogenPrincipality of LeiningenLandgraviate of ThuringiaCounty of ZiegenhainFree Imperial City of GelnhausenPrincipality of WaldeckFree Imperial City of WetzlarFree Imperial City of Friedbergand 9 more

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Hesse. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/hesse
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“Hesse.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/hesse. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Hesse.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/hesse.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Hesse’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/hesse (Accessed: ).

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