Hanau-Münzenberg
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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 commo
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.
Hesse-Hanau
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Hesse-Hanau was a territory in the Holy Roman Empire. It emerged when the former county of Hanau-Münzenberg became a secundogeniture of Hesse-Kassel in 1760. When the reigning count, William IX, also
Hanau-Münzenberg
…change the confession of his lands in any thinkable way. One measure he took was to make Hanau-Münzenberg a secundogeniture of Hesse-Cassel known as Hesse-Hanau, and transfer it immediately to his grandson, William IX. William, still a minor when his grandfather died was put under the guardianship of his mother…
William, Hereditary Prince of Hesse-Cassel and Count of Hesse-Hanau.
Wilhelmsbad was built during the short sovereignty of Hesse-Hanau.