Electorate of Hesse
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electorate-of-hesse-169-8961134
title:
Electorate of Hesse
text:
The Electorate of Hesse, also known as Hesse-Kassel or Kurhessen, was a state whose prince was given the right to elect the Emperor by the Imperial diet in 1803. When the Holy Roman Empire was abolished in 1806, its prince, William I, chose to retain the title of Elector, even though there was no longer an Emperor to elect. In 1807, with the Treaties of Tilsit, the area was annexed to the Kingdom of Westphalia, but in 1814, the Congress of Vienna restored the electorate. The state was the only e
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Historical state in Germany
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electorate_of_Hesse
date created:
2007-11-15T15:39:41Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T09:51:54Z
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