Liste over Hessens regenter

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Dette er ei liste over Hessens regenter. Området Hessen har siden 1200-tallet blitt organisert under flere statsdannelser; først som et landgrevskap, deretter oppdelt i flere landgrevskap, før man fra begynnelsen av 1800-tallet fikk en todeling: Kurfyrstedømmet Hessen og Storhertugdømmet Hessen. Regentene tilhørte et dynasti kjent som huset Hessen og huset Brabant, opprinnelig Reginar.

Tittelen til de opplista regentene var landgreve med mindre noe annet står skrevet.

Hessen, 1264–1567

Hessen, 1264–1458

• Henrik I, barnet, 1264–1308
• Otto den eldre, sønn av Henrik I, 1308–1328 i Oberhessen (Marburg), gjenforent med Hessen i 1311
• Johann, sønn av Henrik I, 1308–1311 i Niederhessen (Kassel)
• Henrik II, sønn av Otto I, 1328–1376
  • Ludvig, junkeren, sønn av Otto I, 1336–1345 tilholdssted i Grebenstein
  • Hermann I, den eldre, sønn av Otto I, 1336–1370 tilholdssted i Nordeck
  • Otto den yngre, sønn av Henrik II, medregent fra 1340–1366
• Hermann II, den lærde, sønn av Ludvig, junkeren, 1376–1413, medregent fra 1367
• Ludvig I, den fredfulle 1413–1458

Nederhessen (Kassel), 1458–1500

• Ludvig II, den franke, eldste sønn av Ludvig, den fredfulle, 1458–1471
• Vilhelm I, den eldre, sønn av Ludvig II, 1471–1493
• Vilhelm II, den mellomste, sønn av Ludvig II, 1493–1509, gjenforent med Hessen i 1500

Høyhessen (Marburg), 1458–1500

• Henrik III, den rike, yngre sønn av Ludvig I, den fredfulle, 1458–1483
  • Ludvig III, den yngre (døde 1478)
• Vilhelm III, den yngre, 1483–1500

I 1500 gjenforent med Nederhessen under Vilhelm II

Hessen, 1500–1567

• Philipp I, den storsinnede, sønn av Vilhelm II, 1509–1567. Eldste sønn, Vilhelm IV, den vise, landgreve av Hessen-Kassel; andre sønn, Ludvig IV landgreve av Hessen-Marburg; tredje sønn Philipp, den yngre landgreve av Hessen-Rheinfels; fjerde sønn, Georg I landgreve av Hessen-Darmstadt.

Hessen-Kassel, 1567–1803

Bilde	Navn	Regent fra	til	Kommentar
	Vilhelm IV Wilhelm IV	31. mars 1567	25. august 1592	eldste sønn av Philip den store. Kalt «den vise».
	Moritz	25. august 1592	17. mars 1627
	Vilhelm V Wilhelm V	17. mars 1627	21. september 1637
	William VI Wilhelm VI	21. september 1637	16. juli 1663
	Vilhelm VII Wilhelm VII	16 July 1663	21 November 1670
	Karl Karl	21. november 1670	23. mars 1730
	Fredrik I Friedrich I	23. mars 1730	25. mars 1751	også Sveriges konge fra 1720. Broren Vilhelm fungerte som regent i Hessen-Kassel, og blei seinere landgreve, som Vilhelm VIII under the regency of his brother, William, later Landgrave William VIII.
	Vilhelm VIII Wilhelm VIII	25. mars 1751	1. februar 1760	Bror av Fredrik I; regent fra 1730
	Fredrik II Friedrich II	1. februar 1760	31. oktober 1785
	Vilhelm IX Wilhelm IX	31. oktober 1785	15. mai 1803	blei kurfyrste av Hessen som Vilhelm I i 1803.

Hessen-Rotenburg, 1627–1834

• Hermann, tredje sønn av Moritz, 1627–1658
• Ernst, femte sønn av Moritz, 1658–1693
• Vilhelm, 1693–1725
• Ernst Leopold, 1725–1749
• Konstantin, 1749–1778, arva Eschwege i 1755
• Emanuel, 1778–1806 (døde i 1812)

I 1806 blei Hessen-Rotenburg annektert av kongeriket Westfalen, og i 1813 blei det underlagt Kurfyrstedømmet Hessen

• Viktor Amadeus, 1813–1834

Gjenforent med Hessen-Kassel i 1834

Hesse-Wanfried, 1627–1755

• Frederick,Landgrave of Hesse-Wanfried-Eschwege, fourth son of Maurice, 1627–1646
• Ernest, Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels, fifth son of Maurice, 1646–1693
• Charles, Landgrave of Hesse-Wanfried, son of Ernest, 1693–1711
• William, Landgrave of Hesse-Wanfried, son of Charles, 1711–1731
• Christian, Landgrave of Hesse-Wanfried, son of Charles, 1711 and 1731–1755

1755 united with Hesse-Rotenburg

Hesse-Rheinfels, 1627–1754

• Ernest, fifth son of Maurice, 1627–1693

1658 united with Hesse-Rotenburg, 1754 with Hesse-Kassel

Hesse-Philippsthal

• Philip, son of William VI, 1663–1721
• Charles I, 1721–1770
• William, 1770–1806 (died 1810)

1806 annexed by the Kingdom of Westphalia, 1813 restored under the supremacy of the Elector of Hesse

• Louis, 1813–1816
• Ernst Constantine, 1816–1849
• Charles II, 1849–1866

1866 annexed by Prussia

Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld

• William, son of Philip, 1721–1761
• Frederick, 1761–1772
• Adolf, 1772–1803
• Charles, 1803–1806

1806 annexed by the Kingdom of Westphalia, 1813 restored under the supremacy of the Elector of Hesse

• Charles, 1813–1854 (restored)
• Alexis, 1854–1866

1866 annexed by Prussia

Hesse-Marburg, 1567–1604

Image	Name	Start term	End term	Note
	Louis IV Ludwig IV	31 March 1567	9 October 1604	second son of Philip the Magnanimous.

1604 extinct and disputed between Hesse-Kassel and Hesse-Darmstadt, 1648 divided between the two lines

Hesse-Rheinfels, 1567–1583

Image	Name	Start term	End term	Note
	Philip II	31 March 1567	20 November 1583	third son of Philip the Magnanimous. Called "the Younger."

1583 extinct and divided between Hesse-Kassel, Hesse-Marburg and Hesse-Darmstadt

Hesse-Darmstadt, 1567–1806

Image	Name	Start term	End term	Note
	George I Georg I	31 March 1567	7 February 1596	fourth son of Philip the Magnanimous
	Louis V Ludwig V	7 February 1596	27 June 1626	son of George I.
	George II Georg II	27 June 1626	11 June 1661	son of Louis V.
	Louis VI Ludwig VI	11 June 1661	24 April 1678	son of George II
	Louis VII Ludwig VII	24 April 1678	31 August 1678	first son of Louis VI
	Ernest Louis Ernst Ludwig	31 August 1678	12 September 1739	second son of Louis VI
	Louis VIII Ludwig VIII	12 September 1739	17 October 1768	son of Ernest Louis
	Louis IX Ludwig IX	17 October 1768	6 April 1790	son of Louis VIII
	Louis X Ludwig X	6 April 1790	13 August 1806	son of Louis IX. Became Grand Duke of Hesse 1806.

Hesse-Butzbach, 1609–1643

• Philip III, second son of George I of Hesse-Darmstadt, 1609–1643

Hesse-Homburg, 1622–1866

• Frederick I, third son of George I of Hesse-Darmstadt, 1622–1638
• William Christoph, 1638–1681, sold Homburg to his brother George Christian in 1669, but retained Bingenheim (Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg-Bingenheim)
  • Margareta Elisabetha of Leiningen-Westerburg-Schaumburg, Regent 1638–1648
• George Christian, 1669–1671 Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg

Under mortgage to two merchants (1671–1673) and the Landgraves of Hesse-Darmstadt (1673–1679)

• Frederick II, son of Fredrick I, 1679–1708, Commander general of the army of Brandenburg (The Prince of Homburg), redeemed Homburg in 1679, regained Bingenheim in 1681
• Frederick III Jacob, 1708–1746, Cavalry general in the Netherlands
• Frederick IV, 1746–1751
• Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg, 1751–1806
  • Ulrike Louise von Solms-Braunfels, Regent 1751–1766

1806 Annexed by Hesse-Darmstadt, 1815 restored on the Congress of Vienna

• Frederick V, 1815–1820 (restored)
• Frederick VI, 1820–1829, Cavalry general in Austria
• Louis William, 1829–1839, Infantry general in Prussia
• Philip, 1839–1846, Field marshall in Austria
• Gustav, 1846–1848, Cavalry general in Austria
• Ferdinand, 1848–1866, Cavalry general in Austria

1866 annexed by Prussia

Hesse-Braubach, 1625–1651

• John, son of Louis V, 1626–1651

Hesse-Itter, 1661–1676

• George III, second son of George II, 1661–1676

Electors of Hesse (-Kassel), 1803–1866

Image	Name	Start term	End term	Note
	William I Wilhelm I	15 May 1803	28 August 1807	previously Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel as William IX; deposed
to the Kingdom of Westphalia, 1807-1813
	William I Wilhelm I	30 October 1813	27 February 1821	restored
	William II Wilhelm II	27 February 1821	20 November 1847	His son Frederick William acted as regent from 30 September 1831
	Frederick William Friedrich Wilhelm	20 November 1847	20 September 1866	regent for his father from 30 September 1831. The electorate was annexed by Prussia in 1866

1866 annexed by Prussia

Grand Dukes of Hesse (-Darmstadt) and by Rhine, 1806–1918

Image	Name	Start term	End term	Note
	Louis I Ludwig I	13 August 1806	6 April 1830	previously Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt as Louis X from 1790
	Louis II Ludwig II	6 April 1830	16 June 1848
	Louis III Ludwig III	16 June 1848	13 June 1877
	Louis IV Ludwig IV	13 June 1877	13 March 1892
	Ernest Louis Ernst Ludwig	13 March 1892	9 November 1918

Heads of the non-reigning House of Hesse

Hesse-Kassel since 1866

• Frederick William, the former Elector, 1866–1875
• Landgrave Frederick of Hesse-Kassel, 1875–1884, son of Prince William of Hesse-Kassel.
• Landgrave Frederick William II of Hesse, 1884–1888
• Landgrave Alexander Frederick, 1888–1925 (d.1945)
• Landgrave Frederick Charles, 1925–1940, elected King of Finland with the name (Fredrik) Kaarle I in 1918 but renounced the throne the same year
• Landgrave Philip, 1940–1980
• Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse (born 1926), 1980-present

Hesse-Philippsthal 1866-1925

• Karl the former Landgrave, 1866-1868
• Ernst 1868-1925

1925 the Line of Hesse-Philippsthal became extinct

Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld since 1866, Hesse-Philippsthal since the extinction of the main line 1925

• Alexis the former Landgrave, 1866-1905
• Chlodwig 1905-1954, head of the house of Hesse-Philippsthal since 1925
• Wilhelm 1954-present

Hesse-Darmstadt 1918–1968

• Ernest Louis the former Grand Duke, 1918–1937
• George Donatus 1937
• Louis 1937–1968

In 1968 the Line of Hesse-Darmstadt became extinct; the last Prince adopted the head of the Hesse-Kassel as his heir

See also

• Line of succession to the Hesse Throne
• List of Hessian consorts

Eksterne lenker

• The History Files: Rulers of Hesse
• Genealogy of the Hessian noble family