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Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse (13 November 1504 – 31 March 1567), nicknamed der Großmütige (lit. ' the Magnanimous '), was a German nobleman and champion of the Protestant Reformation, notable for being one of the most important of the early Protestant rulers in Germany.
Apr 2, 2024 · Philip, landgrave of Hesse (1509–67), one of the great figures of German Protestantism. His agile mind, infectious energy, and fearlessness made him the leader of the Protestant estates in the power struggle with Roman Catholic Emperor Charles V.
Mar 31, 2016 · Genealogy for Philipp I "The magnanimous" of Hesse-Kassel (Hessen-Brabant), Landgrave of Hesse (1504 - 1567) family tree on Geni, with over 255 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, nicknamed der Großmütige, was a German nobleman and champion of the Protestant Reformation, notable for being one of the most important of the early Protestant rulers in Germany. He was one of the main belligerents in the War of the Katzenelnbogen Succession.
Known most prominently as the Landgrave of Hesse, or as Philipp the Magnanimous, he was a leading political advocate for the right of Lutheran princes to reform their churches against the objections of Rome or the Holy Roman Empire.
The Landgraviate of Hesse (German: Landgrafschaft Hessen) was a principality of the Holy Roman Empire. It existed as a single entity from 1264 to 1567, when it was divided among the sons of Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse .
Philipp I der Großmütige (Philip the Magnanimous): Landgrave of Hesse ( Landgraf von Hessen ), 1509-1567; born 13 November 1504. He was the son of Landgrave Wilhelm II of Hesse (1469-1509), who died when Philipp was only five years old. Until 1518 Philipp was under the regency of his mother Anna of Mecklenburg (1485-1525).
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