The state was created in 1567 when the Landgraviate of Hesse was divided upon the death of Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse. Coat of arms of Hesse-Kassel. The Electorate of Hesse (German: Kurfürstentum Hessen), also known as Hesse-Kassel or Kurhessen, was a landgraviate whose prince was given the right to elect the Emperor by Napoleon. Hesse-Darmstadt, former landgraviate, grand duchy, and state of Germany. Similarities between Battle of Trenton and Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel The Landgraviate of Hesse (German: Landgrafschaft Hessen) was a Principality of the Holy Roman Empire.It existed as a unity from 1264 to 1567, when it was divided between the sons of late Landgrave Philip I.. History Edit. His eldest son William IV inherited the northern half of the Landgraviate and the capital of Kassel. Since the early years of the Reformation the House of Hesse was clearly Protestant, with only a few exceptions. Hesse-Darmstadt was originally only the small territory of Upper K The Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel was elevated to the Electorate of Hesse (Kurfürstentum Hessen, or Kurhessen) in 1803. The Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel, spelled Hesse-Cassel during its entire existence, was a state in the Holy Roman Empire that was directly subject to the Emperor.

The Landgraviate of Hessen-Kassel or Hesse-Cassel was a reichsfreie principality of the Holy Roman Empire that came into existence when the Landgraviate of Hesse was divided in 1567 upon the death of Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse..

Gartered coat of arms of Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, KG.png 1,158 × 1,158; 825 KB Hessen KS flag.svg 600 × 400; 2 KB Knötel II, 30.jpg 540 × 827; 101 KB The Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel: Hesse Kassel Infantry 1813 - 1815 In November 1813 the 'war of liberation' allowed William I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel to return to his capital where he set about raising a new army for service with the Allies. The Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel (Landgrafschaft Hessen-Kassel), spelled Hesse-Cassel during its entire existence, was a state in the Holy Roman Empire that was directly subject to the Emperor. The Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel (German: Landgrafschaft Hessen-Kassel), known as Hesse-Cassel during its existence, was a state in the Holy Roman Empire directly subject to the Emperor that came into existence when the Landgraviate of Hesse was divided in 1567 upon the death of Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse.. His eldest son William IV inherited the northern half and the capital of Kassel. Historical Background [edit | edit source].