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Philip of Hesse (hĕs), 1504–67, German nobleman, landgrave of Hesse (1509–67), champion of the Reformation. He is also called Philip the Magnanimous. Declared of age in 1518, he helped suppress the Peasants' War. Having embraced Protestantism in 1524 he vainly tried to reconcile Martin Luther and Ulrich Zwingli, but finally signed the ...
After the death of Lothair, in 1137, Louis decided to support the Hohenstaufen in their struggle for power in the Reich against the Welf party. The Landgrave died on January 12, 1140, and was buried inside the abbey of Reinhardsbrunn . Louis had a daughter, Judith of Thuringia, who married king Vladislaus II of Bohemia.
Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse synonyms, Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse pronunciation, Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse translation, English dictionary definition of Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse. n 1504–67, German prince; landgrave of Hesse .
John I was the second son of Count Gerlach I of Nassau-Wiesbaden and Agnes of Hesse, granddaughter of Henry I, Landgrave of Hesse. On Gerlach I abdication in 1346, John and his brothers divided the family lands. John acquired Weilburg on the Lahn . John was elevated by Emperor Charles IV in 1366 to Imperial Count. He died on September 20, 1371.
Adolph I, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein (1307 – 17 January 1370) was a son of Count Gerlach I and Agnes of Hesse. In 1344, his father abdicated in favor of his sons. They ruled jointly until 1355, then divided their inheritance: Adolph I inherited Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein (this line died out in the male line in 1605)
