The County of Hanau was a territory within the Holy Roman Empire, evolved out of the Lordship of Hanau in 1429. From 1456 to 1642 and from 1685 to 1712 it was divided into the County of Hanau-Münzenberg and the County of Hanau-Lichtenberg. After both lines became extinct the County of Hanau-Münzenberg was inherited by the Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel, the County of Hanau-Lichtenberg by the Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt in 1736.
County of Hanau by Friedrich Zollmann 1728.
Reinhard III, second 2nd count of Hanau
Philipp I (the younger), 3rd count of Hanau
Friedrich Casimir, 4th count of Hanau
The County of Hanau-Münzenberg was a territory within the Holy Roman Empire. It emerged when the County of Hanau was divided in 1458, the other part being the county of Hanau-Lichtenberg. Due to common heirs, both counties were merged from 1642 to 1685 and from 1712 to 1736. In 1736 the last member of the House of Hanau died and the Landgrave of Hessen-Kassel inherited the county.
Philipp I (The Younger) on an altarpiece in Wörth am Main
Philipp Ludwig II
Hanau during Thirty Years' War
Johann David Welcker: Allegory on the acquisition of Surinam by Count Friedrich Casimir of Hanau in 1669. (1676) Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe. Inventary # 1164.
