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George I of Hesse-Darmstadt (10 September 1547 – 7 February 1596) was the Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt from 1567 to 1596. Early life. Born on 10 September 1547 in Kassel, he was the fourth son of Philip I the Magnanimous of Hesse and his wife, Christine of Saxony . Biography.
The Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt came into existence in 1567, when George, youngest of the four sons of Landgrave Philip I "the Magnanimous", received the Hessian lands in the former upper County of Katzenelnbogen.
1567–1806. George I (1547-1596) Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt from 1567, fourth son of Philip I the Magnanimous. Married Magdalene of Lippe (1552–1587) daughter of Bernhard VIII, Count of Lippe. Louis V (1577 – 1626) Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt. Married Magdalene of Brandenburg (1582 – 1616) daughter of John George, Elector of Brandenburg.
George Christian 1669–1671 Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg Under mortgage to two merchants (1671–1673) and the Landgraves of Hesse-Darmstadt (1673–1679) Frederick II, 1679–1708 son of Fredrick I, Commander general of the army of Brandenburg (The Prince of Homburg), redeemed Homburg in 1679, regained Bingenheim in 1681
the Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt (known as the Grand Duchy of Hesse from 1806 and the People's State of Hesse from 1918) to George I. The Hessian territories were not re-united until the formation of Greater Hesse (though without Rhenish Hesse) as part of Allied-occupied Germany in 1945.
Engraving with etching of George I, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt. Whole length with short hair, plumed cap, beard, opne ruff, embroidered doublet, breeches, and cape. The Landgrave is pictured standing with right hand on hip and left holding gloves, with drapery behind and with a view of a river within a garden in the background.
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