This is a list of rulers of Hesse (German: Hessen), originally founded as the Langraviate of Hesse in 1264. Hesse was elevated to a duchy in 1495, and also achieved electorate status in 1347. The first ruler of Hesse was Henry the Child, who ruled from 1264 to 1308, and founded the House of Hesse, from which the early rulers of Hesse derived. The first ruler of a unified Duchy of Hesse was Agnes the Excommunicated, who ruled from 1480 to 1532. During her reign Hesse was also unified with the County of Nassau, intertwining those two polities for much of their remaining history.
Dukes of Hesse[]
| Picture | Name | Reign | Ruling part | Marriages | Dynasty | CoA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Agnes Excommunicated (1477-1532) |
6 June 1480 – 9 November 1532 (56 years, 20 days) |
Hesse (and Mark) |
Jezrahiah of Nassau | Hesse | |
|
(Jure uxoris) Jezrahiah (1456-1532) |
1 August 1495 – 9 November 1532 (56 years, 20 days) |
Hesse (Nassau and Mark) |
Agnes of Hesse | Nassau | |
|
Ermanaric I (1495-1554) |
9 November 1532 – 30 October 1554 (56 years, 20 days) |
Hesse (Nassau and Mark) |
(1) Christina de la Marck (2) Mary of Sayn |
Hesse-Nassau | |
|
Jephthah I (1515-1580) |
30 October 1554 – 19 April 1580 (56 years, 20 days) |
Hesse (Nassau and Mark) |
(1) Reka de la Marck (2) Josephine of Luxembourg |
Hesse-Nassau | |
|
Joktan (1545-) |
19 April 1580 – 7 March 1601 (56 years, 20 days) |
Hesse-Kassel (and Nassau) | Hesse-Nassau | ||
|
Mordecai (1548-1597) |
19 April 1580 – 5 June 1597 (56 years, 20 days) |
Hesse-Giessen | Hesse-Nassau | ||
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Charles I (1580-1622) |
9 August 1601 – Present (56 years, 20 days) |
Electoral Hesse | Naomi "the Key" | Luxembourg | |
|
Ermanaric II (?-Present) |
9 August 1601 – Present (56 years, 20 days) |
Hesse-Kassel (Claimed) | Hesse-Nassau | ||
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Henry Frederick (?-Present) |
9 August 1601 – Present (56 years, 20 days) |
Hesse-Marburg | Palatine-Simmern | ||
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Joachim (1569-Present) |
9 August 1601 – Present (56 years, 20 days) |
Hesse-Giessen | Darmstadt | ||
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Naomi the Key (1567-Present) |
9 August 1601 – Present (56 years, 20 days) |
Hesse-Giessen-Freidberg | Hesse-Nassau |
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