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Philipp Moritz of Hanau-Münzenberg (25 August 1605 – 3 August 1638 in Hanau) succeeded his father as Count of Hanau-Münzenberg in 1612.
May 1, 2022 · Genealogy for Philipp Moritz von Hanau-Münzenberg, Graf (1605 - 1638) family tree on Geni, with over 250 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
- 1605
- May 1, 2022
- 1638 (32-33)
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Apr 30, 2022 · He nominally succeeded his deceased father on 4 February 1580, albeit under the guardianship of John VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg (1536-1606), Count Ludwig I of Sayn-Wittgenstein (1568-1607) and Count Philipp IV of Hanau -Lichtenberg (1514-1590), replaced in 1585 by his son, Count Philipp V von Hanau-Lichtenberg (1541-1599).
Philipp Ludwig III was buried on 18 February 1646 in the family crypt in the Church of St. Mary in Hanau, together with his mother and his successor. His pewter coffin was stolen in 1812, during the chaos of the Napoleonic Wars.
He succeeded with this nearly everywhere in his sphere of influence, except in a few villages in the district Bornheimerberg, which surrounded Frankfurt and the condominiums shared with the Roman Catholic archbishop- elector of Mainz.
Philipp Ludwig II of Hanau-Münzenberg (18 November 1576, in Hanau - 9 August 1612, in Hanau), was one of the most notable counts of Hanau of the early modern period, his policies bringing about sweeping changes.
Philipp Moritz von Hanau Münzenberg was born on August 25, 1605, son of Philipp Ludwig II von Hanau Münzenberg and Catharina Belgica van Oranje Nassau. He was married on December 16, 1627 to Sibylle Christine von Anhalt-Dessau, they gave birth to 1 child. He died on August 3, 1638.
