By which geographic names has Hesse been known and what are its LDS Library reference place names?
Hesse (Hessen) was a part of Thuringia in the early Middle Ages and was an earldom within the Holy Roman Empire until 1567. In 1622 it was divided into Hesse-Kassel, Hesse-Marburg, Hesse-Rheinfels and Hesse-Darmstadt. Hesse-Rheinfels was annexed by Hesse-Darmstadt in 1583. Hesse-Marburg was annexed by Hesse-Kassel in 1604. In 1622, Hesse-Darmstadt split into Hesse-Darmstadt and Hesse-Homburg. Thus, in the 17th century, there were three Hessian states. In 1806 Hesse-Darmstadt became the Grand Duchy of Hesse. In 1866 Hesse-Kassel and Hesse-Homburg, along with the Duchy of Nassau, were annexed by Prussia to become the Province of Hesse-Nassau. The Grand Duchy of Hesse and Hesse-Nassau were two separate administrative regions during the Weimar Republic. In 1945 they were combined into a single Hesse in West Germany except for some parts near the Rhine which then became part of Rhineland-Palatinate. Hesse is one of the sixteen states of the Federated Republic of Germany. The reference place
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