Philipp, Landgrave o Hesse
Philipp, Landgrave o Hesse (13 November 1504 – 31 Mairch 1567), cried der Großmütige ("the magnanimous"), was a champion o the Protestant Reformation an ane o the most important o the early Protestant rulers in Germany. Three o his sons founded cadet branches o the hoose o Hesse, including Kassel, Rotenburg an Darmstadt.
Philipp I | |
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Landgrave o Hesse | |
Philip of Hesse, etching bi Matthäus Merian. | |
Born | 13 November 1504 Marburg, Landgraviate o Hesse, HRE |
Dee'd | 31 Mairch 1567 (aged 62) Kassel, Hesse, HRE |
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Hoose | Hesse |
Faither | William II, Landgrave o Hesse |
Mither | Anna o Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
Releegion | Lutheran (since 1524) Roman Catholic (until 1524) |
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