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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.
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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The Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt (German: Landgrafschaft Hessen-Darmstadt) was a State of the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by a younger branch of the House of Hesse. It was formed in 1567 following the division of the Landgraviate of Hesse among the four sons of Landgrave Philip I .
George I (1547-1596), the first Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, initiated the construction of the princely crypt under the choir of the city church. This probably was as early as around 1576, after his first-born son, Philip William, had died when he was barely five months old.
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Landgrave Georg Georg I Landgraf von Hessen-Darmstadt Hesse-Darmstadt (Hessen) (10 Sep 1547 - 7 Feb 1596) 0 references.
