Kingdom of Westphalia (Principia Moderni III Map Game)

History
In the early Middle Ages the Hessengau territory, named after the Germanic Chatti tribes, as well as the adjacent Lahngau formed the northern parts of the German stem duchy of Franconia. Upon the extinction of the ducal Conradines, these Rhenish Franconiancounties were gradually acquired by Landgrave Louis I of Thuringia and his successors.

After the War of the Thuringian Succession upon the death of Landgrave Henry Raspe in 1247, his niece Duchess Sophia of Brabant secured the Hessian possessions for her minor son Henry the Child, who would become the first Landgrave of Hesse and founder of the House of Hesse in 1246. The remaining Thuringian landgraviate fell to the Wettin margrave Henry III of Meissen. Henry I of Hesse was raised to princely status by King Adolf of Germany in 1292.

In 1404, the Hessian army went under a re-organization and two forts were built on the border with Thuringia. Three thousand men were also recruited.

Cities
Marburg: Capital and largest city of Hesse, it is located near the center of the Landgraviate. Most people here are in the manufacturing industry, with a small minority being farmers and wood cutters. The surrounding area under the region of Hessen has a population of around 12,000.

Kassel: Second largest city in Hesse. It is located in the Kassel region of Hesse. Most people here are in the lumber industry, with a small minority of farmers due to the many forests in the region. The surrounding area under the region of Kassel has a population of around 5,500.

Wiesbaden: Third largest city in Hesse. It is located in the Nassau region of Hesse. Most people here are farmers, hunters. or manage livestock. This is due to the flat, plain nature of the Nassau region. The surroinding area under the region of Nassau has a Populatiion of around 5,500.

Saxon Federation
Saxony: Neutral

Meissen: Neutral

Thuringia: Hesse is somewhat hostile towards Thuringia due to the war of Hessen-Thuringian Succession.