There are a number of castles in Hessen but not one known as Hessen-Castle or the Hessen castle. There might be a castle in Alsace-Lorraine that bears a name similar to "Hessen." Hessen and Alsace-Lorraine are entirely separate. Hesse is in Germany while Alsace-Lorraine is on the other side of the Rhine in France. Cassel is a city in Hessen formerly the capital of the Electorate of Hesse (Kurhessen) which was often referred to as Hessen-Cassel to distinguish it from Hessen-Darmstadt, or the grandduchy of Hessen with its capital at Darmstadt. It very much sounds as though this story has been severely garbled in the telling and needs a good deal of research in order to straighten out. David Rorer ----- Original Message ----- From: "bobert" <bobert@i-1.net> To: <HESSE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 1:16 AM Subject: [HESSE] CASSEL/CASTLE > Hi - I've a question. There is a cousin in our family who thinks the > Immigrant Ancestor was born in Hessen Castle, Alsace Lorraine. My > question has to do with the words Hessen Castle as opposed to Hessen > Cassel - I think this cousin has these terms mixed up. The Immigrant > Ancestor was a tailor and could well have worked in the castle, but I > don't know that he would have been born in the castle, rather than in > the town around it. Another stretch of the 'imagination' is that the > ancestor met a "princess of the castle" and eventually married her. > That just does not ring true - and I don't mean to imply that it is a > lie by the cousin - just that it doesn't ring true. I think it is a > 'story' that has been handed down by family members with no real proof. > > Do any of you know of a website where the castle at Hessen might be in a > picture? I've tried searching and have found nothing. > > Thanks for taking the time to read and respond - and I am open to ideas > regarding the above. > > Have a great week ahead! Shirley: bobert@i-1.net > > > ==== HESSE Mailing List ==== > Postal Codes, How to Pay for Research, German Language > Letters, Archive Addresses, German Telephone directory, > http://members.cox.net/hessen/table.htm >

I have found that many people born in Hesse-Darmstadt, migrated to Alsace-Lorraine, and then to the US many years later. This could be part of the mix-up. Carole ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Rorer" <drorer@fuse.net> To: <HESSE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 6:20 AM Subject: Re: [HESSE] CASSEL/CASTLE > There are a number of castles in Hessen but not one known as Hessen-Castle or the Hessen > castle. There might be a castle in Alsace-Lorraine that bears a name similar to "Hessen." > Hessen and Alsace-Lorraine are entirely separate. Hesse is in Germany while > Alsace-Lorraine is on the other side of the Rhine in France. > Cassel is a city in Hessen formerly the capital of the Electorate of Hesse (Kurhessen) > which was often referred to as Hessen-Cassel to distinguish it from Hessen-Darmstadt, or > the grandduchy of Hessen with its capital at Darmstadt. > > It very much sounds as though this story has been severely garbled in the telling and > needs a good deal of research in order to straighten out. > > David Rorer > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "bobert" <bobert@i-1.net> > To: <HESSE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 1:16 AM > Subject: [HESSE] CASSEL/CASTLE > > > > Hi - I've a question. There is a cousin in our family who thinks the > > Immigrant Ancestor was born in Hessen Castle, Alsace Lorraine. My > > question has to do with the words Hessen Castle as opposed to Hessen > > Cassel - I think this cousin has these terms mixed up. The Immigrant > > Ancestor was a tailor and could well have worked in the castle, but I > > don't know that he would have been born in the castle, rather than in > > the town around it. Another stretch of the 'imagination' is that the > > ancestor met a "princess of the castle" and eventually married her. > > That just does not ring true - and I don't mean to imply that it is a > > lie by the cousin - just that it doesn't ring true. I think it is a > > 'story' that has been handed down by family members with no real proof. > > > > Do any of you know of a website where the castle at Hessen might be in a > > picture? I've tried searching and have found nothing. > > > > Thanks for taking the time to read and respond - and I am open to ideas > > regarding the above. > > > > Have a great week ahead! Shirley: bobert@i-1.net > > > > > > ==== HESSE Mailing List ==== > > Postal Codes, How to Pay for Research, German Language > > Letters, Archive Addresses, German Telephone directory, > > http://members.cox.net/hessen/table.htm > > > > > ==== HESSE Mailing List ==== > Postal Codes, How to Pay for Research, German Language > Letters, Archive Addresses, German Telephone directory, > http://members.cox.net/hessen/table.htm >