Hanau Hanau () is a town in the Main-Kinzig-Kreis, in Hesse, Germany. It is located 25 km east of Frankfurt am Main and is part of the Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region. Its station is a major railway junction and it has a port on the ri ...

is a town in Germany and Lichtenberg is a village in Alsace, now France. This list of rulers of Hanau or Hanau-Lichtenberg covers the lords and later counts that ruled the area from the 14th through the 18th centuries (see also Lichtenberg Castle).

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)

{, , , 1458–1480 , , Philipp I , , Also known as "Philip the Elder" , - , , 1480–1504 , , Philipp II , - , , 1504–1538 , , Philipp III , - , , 1539–1590 , , Philipp IV , - , , 1590–1599 , , Philipp V , - , , 1599–1625 , , Johann Reinhard I , - , , 1625–1641 , , Philipp Wolfgang , - , , 1641–1680 , , Friedrich Casimir , , Also count of Hanau-Münzenberg , - , , 1680–1736 , , Johann Reinhard III , , Also count of Hanau-Münzenberg In 1736, Hanau-Lichtenberg fell to Hesse-Darmstadt Han

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