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Electorate of Hesse-Cassel 1815-1866 (Germany)

Kurfürstentum Hessen-Kassel, Electoral Hesse, Kurhessen

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[Hesse-Cassel 1815-1866 (Germany)]
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by Santiago Dotor



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Introduction

Hessen-Kassel or Kurhessen [Electoral Hesse] was until 1866 a German Kurfürstentum [electorate] consisting of 4 provinces:

  • Niederhessen with Schaumburg,
  • Oberhessen,
  • Fulda with Schmalkalden,
  • Hanau;
together 9,581 km² with 745,063 inhabitants (in 1864); capital Kassel (also spelt sometimes Cassel); since 17 August 1866 Regierungs-Bezirk Kassel in the Prussian province Hessen-Nassau. Source: Brockhaus' Kl