Hesse

Hesse

Established by the division of the Landgraviate of Hesse in 1567, Hesse-Darmstadt was territorially smaller of the two surviving branches of the family. The Landgrave was raised to the rank of Grand Duke in 1806. It became part of the German Empire in 1871. In 1873 the untel then silver coinage was replaced by the German federal coinage based on gold.

 

(Source: KM)