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At the beginning of the 19th century, Darmstadt became the center of the Grand Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt, which led to a major expansion of the city area. By 1875 at the latest, Darmstadt and Bessungen had finally grown together. On April 1, 1888, after lengthy negotiations, Bessungen was incorporated into Darmstadt.
The grand duchy was a member of the South German monetary union and minted guilder and kreuzer coins. As a result of the Dresden Coinage Convention, the exchange rate of these coins was pegged to the North German thaler. The grand duchy of Hesse also minted double thaler coins from 1839 and Vereinsthaler from 1857.
Between 1807 and 1813 the Grand-Duchy was annexed to the Kingdom of Westphalia. Louis I: 14 June 1753: 1790–1830: 6 April 1830: Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt Grand Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt: Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt 19 February 1777 Darmstadt seven children: Created Grand Duke of Hesse in 1806. Charles: 27 June 1784: 1803–1854: 17 July ...
Nov 1, 2023 · On 1st November 1864, Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine, (later Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna), daughter of Princess Alice and granddaughter of Queen Victoria, was born at Bessungen, Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine. Princess Elizabeth in 1900 ©️ Royal Collection Trust / HM King Charles III “A fine morning. — Louise had…
Hesse-Darmstadt, former landgraviate, grand duchy, and state of Germany. It was formed in 1567 in the division of old Hesse; after Hesse-Kassel was absorbed by Prussia in 1866, Hesse-Darmstadt was usually known simply as Hesse. Hesse-Darmstadt was originally only the small territory of Upper Katzenelnbogen with Darmstadt, being situated in what ...
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Princess Anna of Hesse and by Rhine was the second wife of Grand Duke Friedrich Franz II of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. She was born Princess Maria Anna Wilhelmine Elisabeth Mathilde on May 25, 1843, in Bessungen, Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine, now in the German state of Hesse. She was the only daughter of Prince Karl of Hesse and by Rhine and ...
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Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine (1 November 1864 – 18 July 1918) was a German Hessian princess who was the wife of Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia, the sister of Alix of Hesse, and the sister-in-law of Czar Nicholas II of Russia. Elisabeth von Hesse-Darmstadt was born in Bessungen, Grand Duchy of Hesse, Germany on 1 November 1864, the daughter of Louis IV of Hesse and ...
