Hessen (disambiguation)

Hessen is the name for several domains and noble families:

Hessen , a state in the Federal Republic of Germany (1945/46 Greater Hessen ) and its inhabitants
Hessen (tribe) , Germanic tribe
House of Hesse , German noble family that ruled Hesse from 1247 to 1918
Landgraviate of Hessen , an imperial principality in the Holy Roman Empire
Landgraviate of Hessen-Kassel , a landgraviate that emerged from the Landgraviate of Hesse through the division of inheritance
Electorate of Hesse , which emerged from the Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel in 1803 in the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss
Hessen-Marburg , a short-lived landgraviate that emerged from the Landgraviate of Hessen through the division of inheritance
Hessen-Rheinfels , a short-lived landgraviate that emerged from the Landgraviate of Hessen through the division of inheritance
Hessen-Rotenburg , a partially independent Landgraviate within the Landgraviate of Hessen-Kassel
Landgraviate of Hessen-Darmstadt , a landgraviate that emerged from the Landgraviate of Hesse through the division of inheritance
Grand Duchy of Hesse , emerged from the Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt in 1806 through the Napoleonic class elevation
People's State of Hesse , a member state of the Weimar Republic
Hessen-Homburg , a mostly partially independent, briefly also independent Landgraviate, split off from the Landgraviate of Hessen-Darmstadt by dividing the inheritance
Hessen-Nassau , a former Prussian province
Wahlkreisverband X Hessen , a constituency association for elections to the Reichstag 1924–1933
the Rheinhessen region in Rhineland-Palatinate
Canton of Hesse an administrative unit in the Kingdom of Westphalia

Hessen was or is the name of several German ships, including:

SMS Hessen , liner of the former Imperial Navy
Hessen (D 184) , destroyer of the German Navy from 1963
Hessen (F 221) , frigate of the German Navy from 2006
Freight ship of the Franken class of the North German Lloyd, see Franken class
Hessen (ship, 1976) , passenger ship of the passenger shipping company K. & K. Söllner
Hessen (ship, 1992) , passenger ship on the Weser (line 2000)

Hessen is the name of the following places:

Hessen (Osterwieck) , a district of the city of Osterwieck, Saxony-Anhalt
Hessen (Ottobeuren) , a district of the Upper Swabian market Ottobeuren in Bavaria
Hessen, German name of the municipality Hesse in the Moselle department in France, see Hesse (Moselle)

Hessen is the name of the following people:

Adelheid von Hessen (Polish Adelajda Heska; 1324-1371), through marriage to Casimir the Great from 1341-1368 Queen of Poland
Agnes von Hessen (1527–1555), Electress of Saxony
Alexander Friedrich von Hessen (1863–1945), German nobleman and composer
Anna von Hessen (1529–1591), by marriage Countess Palatine von Zweibrücken
Barbara von Hessen (1536–1597), through marriage successively Countess von Württemberg-Mömpelgard and Countess von Waldeck
Christine von Hessen (1543–1604), by marriage Duchess von Holstein-Gottorf
Boris Michailowitsch Hessen (also Gessen ; 1893–1936), Russian physicist, philosopher and science historian
Dag Olav Hessen (* 1956), Norwegian biologist and university professor
Elisabeth von Hessen (1453–1489) , by marriage Countess von Nassau-Weilburg
Elisabeth von Hessen (1466–1523) , by marriage Countess von Nassau-Dillenburg
Elisabeth of Hessen (1502–1557) , Hereditary Princess of Saxony by marriage
Elisabeth von Hessen (1503–1563) , by marriage Duchess of Zweibrücken and Countess Palatine von Simmern
Elisabeth von Hessen (1539–1582) , by marriage Electress of the Palatinate
Heinrich I (Hesse) (1244–1308), first Landgrave of Hesse and founder of the Hessian Princely House
Heinrich II. (Hesse) (the Iron Man; * before 1302, † 1376), Landgrave of Hesse from 1328 until his death in 1376. He was co-regent from 1320/21
Henry III. (Hesse) (the rich; 1440–1483), from 1458 Landgrave of Upper Hesse in Marburg
Heinrich Donatus von Hessen (* 1966), German business economist
Heinrich Ludwig von Hessen (1736–1809), royal Prussian major general
Hermann I of Hesse (after 1305 - around 1370), youngest son of Landgrave Otto I of Hesse
Hermann II (Hessen) (1341–1413), Landgrave of Hessen
Hermann von Hessen (1450–1508) , Archbishop of Cologne and Prince-Bishop of Paderborn
Johann (Hesse) († 1311), ruled from 1308 to 1311 as Landgrave in Lower Hesse
Johannes Hessen (1889–1971), German philosopher and Roman Catholic theologian
Ludwig I (Hessen) (the peacemaker; 1402–1458), Landgrave of Hessen
Ludwig II. (Hessen) (the frank; 1438–1471), from 1458 to 1471 Landgrave of Niederhessen
Mechthild von Hessen (1473–1505) , Duchess of Cleves and Countess of the Mark
Mechthild von Hessen (1490–1558) , Countess of Tecklenburg-Schwerin
Moritz von Hessen (1926–2013), German entrepreneur, head of the House of Hesse
Otto I. (Hessen) (* around 1272; † 1328)
Otto von Hessen (1937–1998), German early historian and medieval archaeologist
Philip I (Hesse) (the generous; 1504–1567), from 1509/1518 to 1567 Landgrave of the Landgraviate of Hesse
Philipp von Hessen (politician) (1896–1980), German nobleman and politician (NSDAP), son of Prince Friedrich Karl von Hessen-Rumpenheim
Rainer Christoph Friedrich von Hessen (* 1939), German historian and director
Richard Prince of Hesse (1901–1969), German NSKK Obergruppenführer and President of the German Traffic Guard
Wilhelm II. (Hesse) (the Middle; 1469–1509), Landgrave of the Landgraviate of Hesse
William III. (Hesse) (the younger; 1471–1500), ruled over the part of the Landgraviate of Upper Hesse, with residence in Marburg
Wolfgang von Hessen (1896–1989), German nobleman, son of King Friedrich Karl von Hessen

Hessen (disambiguation)

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