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 (see also Lichtenberg Castle). Hanau is a town in Germany and Lichtenberg is a village in Alsace, now France.

Lords of Hanau (1243–1429) 1243–1281Reinhard I1281–1305/06Ulrich I1305/06–1346Ulrich II1346–1369/70Ulrich III1369/70–1380Ulrich IV1380–1404Ulrich V1404–1429Reinhard II In 1429, Reinhard II was raised to Imperial Count

Counts of Hanau (1429–1458) 1429–1451Reinhard II 1451–1452Reinhard III 1452–1458Philipp IAlso known as "Philip the Younger"

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

Counts of Hanau-Münzenberg (1458–1736) 1458–1500Philipp IAlso known as "Philip the Younger"1500–1512Reinhard IV1512–1529Philipp II1529–1561Philipp III1561–1580Philipp Louis I1580–1612Philipp Ludwig II1612–1638Philipp Moritz1638–1641 Philipp Ludwig III1641–1642Johann Ernst1642–1680Frederick CasimirAlso count of Hanau-Lichtenberg1680–1712Philipp Reinhard1712–1736Johann Reinhard IIIAlso count of Hanau-Lichtenberg In 1736, Hanau-Münzenberg fell to Hesse-Kassel

Counts of Hanau-Lichtenberg (1458–1736) 1458–1480Philipp IAlso known as "Philip the Elder"1480–1504Philipp II1504–1538Philipp III1539–1590Philipp IV1590–1599Philipp V1599–1625Johann Reinhard I1625–1641Philipp Wolfgang1641–1680Friedrich CasimirAlso count of Hanau-Münzenberg1680–1736Johann Reinhard IIIAlso count of Hanau-Münzenberg

In 1736, Hanau-Lichtenberg fell to Hesse-Darmstadt