List of lords and counts of Hanau

This list of lords and counts of Hanau or Hanau-Lichtenberg covers the lords and later counts from the House of Hanau, an old German noble family that ruled the area from the 14th through the 18th centuries. Hanau is a town in Germany and Lichtenberg is a village in Alsace, now France.

Lords of Hanau (1243–1429)

In 1429, Reinhard II was raised to Imperial Count

Counts of Hanau (1429–1458)

In 1458, the county was divided in two parts, later named Hanau-Münzenberg and Hanau-Lichtenberg.

Counts of Hanau-Münzenberg (1458–1736)

In 1736, Hanau-Münzenberg fell to Hesse-Kassel

Counts of Hanau-Lichtenberg (1458–1736)

In 1736, Hanau-Lichtenberg fell to Hesse-Darmstadt