Hesse (Chaos)

Hesse was a landgravate in. An important change came during 1247-64 in the. Sophie of Brabant (who was supported by the ) made sure that Hesse stayed independent and went to her son "the Child". ITTL he even got a slightly bigger share, at the expense of.

During the periods of 1350-1411, 1561-80 and 1658-63, Hesse was divided into Nieder- and Oberhessen.

In 1432, after the death of childless king, the nobles elected Karl von Hessen, younger brother of , new king. His reign until 1460 stayed an episode in, however, since the dynasty ended with his death.

During the, the landgravate of Hesse acquired Fulda.

In 1686, uprisings in against unpopular duke  begin. The brothers Eberhard and Ludwig (also of his family, the Eberhardiners!) left his state and went to Hesse, to fight against him and. Very soon, in February, they could prove themselves in the. France's allies in Germany (,, Württemberg) were prevented from unificating; link up of the with the Dutch and Brabant.