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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 palace consists of an older Renaissance ...
Das Neue Palais (auch Prinz-Ludwig-Palais) war die letzte große Stadtresidenz des Hauses Hessen in Darmstadt. Sie wurde in zentraler Lage der Stadt am damaligen Wilhelminenplatz errichtet. Westlich schloss sich der zugehörige Schlosspark, Palaisgarten genannt, an, der bis zum Marienplatz reichte.
Germany. 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.
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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.
Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine (Elisabeth Marie Alice Viktoria; 11 March 1895 – 16 November 1903) was a German Hessian and Rhenish child princess, the only daughter of Ernst Ludwig, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, and his first wife, Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
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The Grand Duchy of Hesse ( German: Großherzogtum Hessen) was a former state that existed in modern-day Germany. It was formed in 1806 after the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire as a result of the actions of Napoleon, who then elevated the former Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt to the level of grand duchy.
