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He is the eldest son and successor of German aristocrat Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse, and his former wife, Princess Tatiana of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (b. 1940). [1] A great-grandson of Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, he is named in part after Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse. He is also a descendant of Queen Victoria, Frederick ...
Friedrich Karl, titular Landgrave 1925–40, elected King of Finland as Fredrik Kaarle I in 1918 but renounced the throne (1868–1940) Philipp, titular Landgrave 1940–80, head of entire House 1968 on extinction of Hesse-Darmstadt line (1896–1980) Moritz, titular Landgrave and Head of House 1980–2013 (1926–2013)
The Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel was founded by William IV the Wise, the eldest son of Philip I. On his father's death in 1567, the Landgraviate of Hesse was divided into four parts. William IV received about half of the territory, with Kassel as his capital. Hesse-Kassel expanded in 1604 when Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel inherited the ...
The second marriage of Philip of Hesse has been a godsend to the enemies of Luther. They have exploited it with inexhaustible avidity. Bossuet went into it with thoroughness,' Janssen makes it one of his best points,' Denifle recurs to it again to show Luther in the worst possible light,3 and in numerous Roman Catholic books and periodicals ...
Philip - Reformer, Defender, Protector: His agile and fertile mind, infectious energy, and fearlessness rapidly made Philip the leader of the Protestant estates. He continued to strive for a great Protestant alliance, for he clearly recognized that the situation of the Protestants would deteriorate if the Roman Catholic emperor Charles V were to triumph in the struggle for European predominance.
English: Philip I of Hesse (13 November 1504 - 31 March 1567), nicknamed der Großmütige (the "magnanimous"), was a leading champion of the Reformation and one of the most important German rulers of the Renaissance. Philip I. Landgrave of Hesse. Retrato de Felipe I de Hans Krell (1564)
Philip was the third son of Landgrave Philip the Magnanimous and Christine of Saxony (1505–1549). After his father's death in 1567, the Landgraviate of Hesse was divided among the four sons from the late landgrave's first marriage. Philip the Younger received the portion around the Rheinfels Castle and city of St. Goar on