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Hermann II was born around 1342 to Louis the Junker and Elizabeth of Sponheim, daughter of Simon II, Count of Sponheim-Kreuznach. [1] [2] Louis the Junker was a son of Otto I, Landgrave of Hesse. Hermann studied in Paris and in Prague. After the death of Otto the Younger, the son and heir apparent of Henry II, the latter appointed his nephew ...
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Herman II, Landgrave of Hesse, was born about 1342,supposedly in Grebenstein Castle,though there appears to be no primary sources that support this as his birthplace. He was the second and youngest son of Ludwig II, Landgrave of Hesse in Grebenstein, and his wife, Elisabeth von Sponheim. As the children of a younger brother, of Heinrich II, reignin...
He married firstly Johanna von Nassau, daughter of Johann I, Count of Nassau-Weilburg, and his first wife, Johanna of Saarbrücken. It seems they were married or perhaps a contract was signed 6 March 1368, when Johanna was still a young child, and then married in person either 30 January or 11 February 1377 at Kassel. She died childless on 1 January...
Hermann II died 10 June 1413 according to most sources accessed; the Wikipedia articles states he died 24 May 1413 but there are no references cited and it is difficult to judge whether this is a mistake or a valid alternate date. He was buried at St Elisabethkirche, Marburg.
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Jan 21, 2023 · Death: June 10, 1413 (71-72) Burg Grebenstein, Marburg, Hessen, Deutschland (HRR) Place of Burial: Marburg, Hessen, Deutschland (HRR) Immediate Family: Son of Ludwig II, Landgraf von Hessen and Elisabeth von Sponheim, Herrin von Triberg. Husband of Johanna von Nassau-Weilburg, Landgräfin zu Hessen and Margarethe von Nürnberg-Zollern ...
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Hermann II of Hesse (1341 – 24 May 1413) was Landgrave of Hesse from 1376 to 1413. Hermann II, called "the Scholar", was born in 1345 in Burg Grebenstein (de) (Grebenstein castle), the son of Louis the Junker. Louis the Junker was a son of Otto I, Landgrave of Hesse. Hermann studied in Paris and in Prague. After the death of , the son and heir apparent of Henry II, the latter appointed his ...
In 1567 Hesse was divided between his four sons: William IV (1532 – 1592) Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, see Hesse-Kassel. Louis IV (1537 – 1604) Landgrave of Hesse-Marburg, see below. Philip II (1541 – 1583) Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels, see below. George I (1547 –1596) Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, see Hesse-Darmstadt.
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
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Philipp von Hessen, circa 1934 in full military uniform. In less than a decade he was stripped of all rank and honors and imprisoned in a concentration camp. From the US National Archives. The exact reasons for his arrest were unclear, but Philipp was not to be restored to any of his titles or positions.
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