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Agnes was a daughter of Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, and his first wife, Christine of Saxony. She married Maurice, Duke (and later Elector) of Saxony, on 9 January 1541. From this marriage, she had two children: Anna of Saxony (23 December 1544 – 18 December 1577) and Albert (28 November 1545 – 12 April 1546).
Children of Philip I, divided the land between them: William IV received Kassel. Louis IV received Marburg, which after his childless death was divided between his brothers; Philip II received Rheinfels, which after his childless death was divided between his brothers; George I received Darmstadt. Louis IV the Elder.
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Agnes of Hesse (1527–1555)Electress of Saxony. Born on May 31, 1527; died on November 4, 1555; daughter of Christine of Saxony (1505–1549) and Philip I the Magnanimous, landgrave of Hesse; married Maurice, elector of Saxony, on January 9, 1541; married John Frederick II, elector of Saxony, on May 26, 1555; children: (first marriage) Anna of Sa Source for information on Agnes of Hesse (1527 ...
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Maurice was born in Kassel as the son of William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, and of his wife Sabine of Württemberg. Although Maurice had been raised in the Lutheran faith, he converted to Calvinism in 1605. On the principle Cuius regio eius religio, Maurice's subjects were also required to convert to Calvinism. Maurice's conversion was controver...
On 23 September 1593, Maurice married Agnes of Solms-Laubach(7 January 1578 – 23 November 1602). They had six children: 1. Otto, Hereditary Prince of Hesse-Kassel(b. Kassel, 24 December 1594 – Hersfeld, 7 August 1617). 2. Elisabeth (b. Kassel, 24 March 1596 – d. Güstrow, 16 December 1625), married John Albert II, Duke of Mecklenburg. 3. Stillborn c...
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Anonymous (1911). "Hesse-Cassel". In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 13 (11th ed.). Cambridge Univers...Bruce T. Moran: The alchemical world of the German court. Occult philosophy and chemical medicine in the circle of Moritz of Hessen (1572 - 1632). Stuttgart, Steiner 1991.Free scores by Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel in the Choral Public Domain Library(ChoralWiki)Free scores by Moritz von Hessen-Kassel at the International Music Score Library Project(IMSLP)Agnes was a daughter of Landgrave Maurice of Hesse-Kassel (1572-1632) from his second marriage to Juliane of Nassau-Siegen (1587-1643), the daughter of Count John VII of Nassau-Siegen. She was raised together with her siblings. She spoke six languages and composed music. On 18 May 1623 she married Prince John Casimir of Anhalt-Dessau (1596-1660 ...
The Electorate of Hesse (Hesse-Kassel) was annexed by Prussia in 1866, while the Grand Duchy of Hesse (Hesse-Darmstadt) remained a sovereign realm until the end of the German monarchies in 1918. Since 23 May 2013, the head of the house has been Donatus, Landgrave of Hesse. He descends from the Hesse-Kassel branch of the family, which has been ...
German noblewoman, by marriage Electress consort of Saxony. Upload media. Wikipedia. Name in native language. Agnes von Hessen. Date of birth. 31 May 1527. Marburg. Date of death.
