Landgraviate of Hesse-Cassel

GPTKB entity

Properties (40)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Margravine
gptkbp:area approximately 6,000 km²
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Kassel
gptkbp:co-ruler Landgrave
gptkbp:coatOfArms gptkb:Coat_of_arms_of_Hesse-Cassel
gptkbp:currency Thaler
gptkbp:dissolved 1866
gptkbp:established 1567
gptkbp:flag Flag of Hesse-Cassel
gptkbp:geographicalFeature gptkb:Werra_River
gptkb:Rhine_River
gptkb:Fulda_River
Eder_River
gptkbp:governmentType Monarchy
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Influence in the Thirty Years' War
Contributions to the arts and sciences
Development of Hesse-Cassel's economy
Educational reforms in the 18th century
Impact on regional politics in the 19th century
Military reforms in the 18th century
Cultural_exchanges_with_France
Role_in_the_Protestant_Reformation
Role_in_the_unification_of_Germany
Establishment_of_the_University_of_Marburg
Cultural_contributions_to_German_literature
Influence_on_the_development_of_German_nationalism
Legacy_in_modern_Hesse
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Landgraviate of Hesse-Cassel
gptkbp:language German
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:notableEvent Hesse-Cassel's_involvement_in_the_Napoleonic_Wars
Hesse-Cassel's_annexation_by_Prussia
Hesse-Cassel's_participation_in_the_German_Confederation
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:William_I,_Landgrave_of_Hesse-Cassel
gptkb:William_II,_Landgrave_of_Hesse-Cassel
gptkb:Frederick_II,_Landgrave_of_Hesse-Cassel
gptkbp:partOf Holy Roman Empire
gptkbp:population approximately 1 million (in 1800s)
gptkbp:region gptkb:Hesse
gptkbp:succeededBy Electorate of Hesse