Does the province name Hessen-Nassau sound right for the late 1600's? A town called Gensungen. Could the name of the province be different now? Perhaps Niedersachen? Cheryle

No. Hessen-Nassau was the name of a province of the kingdom of Prussia, formed in 1867, after the annexation of the Duchy of Nassau, Electorate of Hesse and Free City of Frankfurt. From the 1911 Encylopedia Britiannica : Adolph of Nassau, a son of Walram, the founder of the elder lineof the house of Nassau, became German king in 1292, but was defeated and slain by his rival, Albert of Austria, in 1298. The territories of his descendants were partitioned several times, but these branch lines did not usually perpetuate themselves beyond a few generations, and Walrams share of Nassau was again united in 1605 under Louis II. of Nassau-Weilburg (d. 1626). Soon, however, the family was again divided; three branches were formed, those of Saarbrucken, Idstein and Weilburg, For the entire article see http://13.1911encyclopedia.org/N/NA/NASSAU.htm David Rorer ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cheryle Rappe" <oshores2002@yahoo.com> To: <HESSE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 11:11 PM Subject: [HESSE] Hessen-Nassau > Does the province name Hessen-Nassau sound right for the late 1600's? A town called Gensungen. Could the name of the province be different now? Perhaps Niedersachen? > > Cheryle > > > ==== HESSE Mailing List ==== > Many towns in Germany have the same name! Add the 5-digit > zip code in front of the name! Zip codes explained, > http://members.cox.net/hessen/table.htm > >