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The Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine (German: Großherzogtum Hessen und bei Rhein) was a grand duchy in western Germany that existed from 1806 to 1918. The grand duchy originally formed from the Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt in 1806 as the Grand Duchy of Hesse (German: Großherzogtum Hessen).
The Residential Palace Darmstadt (German: Residenzschloss Darmstadt, often also called Stadtschloss) is the former residence and administrative seat of the landgraves of Hesse-Darmstadt and from 1806 to 1919 of the Grand Dukes of Hesse-Darmstadt. It is located in the centre of the city of Darmstadt.
The New Palace (also known as the Prince Ludwig Palace) was the last large city residence of the House of Hesse in Darmstadt. It was built in a central location in the city on what was then Wilhelminenplatz. To the west was the associated castle park, called the Palaisgarten, which extended to Marienplatz.
The grand duke Louis I (reigned 1768–1830) granted Hesse-Darmstadt a constitution in 1820, carried through other reforms, and made the grand duchy the first of the southern German states to join the Prussian Zollverein (Customs Union).
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The Residential Palace Darmstadt (Stadtschloss) is located in the city centre. It was the residence of the counts of Hesse-Darmstadt, later as Grand Dukes of Hesse by the grace of Napoleon. The rulers of Hesse also owned Jagdschloss Kranichstein, a hunting lodge in Kranichstein which is a nowadays used as a five star hotel.
Pursuing an aggressive policy of integration within Germany under Chancellor Bismarck, the new empire incorporates the grand duchy of Baden as a state under its overall control. Bavaria , Hessen-Darmstadt, Lippe , Saxony , and Württemberg are also forcibly included within the empire as vassal states and all must obey ordered which are given ...
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Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine and Battenberg/Mountbatten Index. Ernst Ludwig, last Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, reigned 1892 – 1918; Credit – Wikipedia. The House of Hesse-Darmstadt was one of several branches of the House of Hesse.
