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The Electorate of Hesse was abolished in 1866 when it was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia, while the Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine came to an end in 1918. The current pretender to both Hessian thrones is Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse, who inherited his claim to Hesse and by Rhine following the death of Prince Louis of Hesse and by Rhine in 1968, and became head of the entire House of Hesse on the death of his father Prince Philipp of Hesse in 1980. Landgrave Moritz is the titular Grand Duke and Elector of Hesse. Prince Philipp, the second son of Landgrave Moritz, is the current heir to his great-grandfather Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse's claim to the throne of Finland.[1]
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The Landgraviate of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld was annexed by Prussia in 1866. The main branch of Hesse-Philippsthal was extinguished in 1925, thus making the Barchfeld branch the only surviving one of the Hesse-Philippsthal line.