Ad
related to: Philipp, Landgrave of Hesse
Web results:
Philipp, Prince and Landgrave of Hesse (6 November 1896 – 25 October 1980) was head of the Electoral House of Hesse from 1940 to 1980. He joined the Nazi Party in 1930, and, when they gained power with the appointment of Adolf Hitler as Chancellor in 1933, he became Oberpräsident of the Prussian Province of Hesse-Nassau.
Philip, byname Philip the Magnanimous, German Philipp der Grossmütige, (born November 13, 1504, Marburg, Hesse [Germany]—died March 31, 1567, Kassel), landgrave ( Landgraf) of Hesse (1509–67), one of the great figures of German Protestantism, who championed the independence of German princes against the Holy Roman emperor Charles V. Early years
Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse (13 November 1504 – 31 March 1567), nicknamed der Großmütige (in English: "the Magnanimous" ), was a German nobleman and champion of the Protestant Reformation, notable for being one of the most important of the early Protestant rulers in Germany . Biography [ edit] Early life and embracing of Protestantism [ edit]
Philip of Hesse, (born Nov. 13, 1504, Marburg, Hesse—died March 31, 1567, Kassel, Ger.), German nobleman, landgrave of Hesse, and champion of the Reformation. His skillful management made Hesse a sovereign state. Won to the cause of Martin Luther, Philip became a Reformation leader in Germany.
- Donatus, Landgrave Of HesseYouTube
- hesse familyYouTube
- Prince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine (1870-1873)YouTube
- Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine (1868-1937)YouTube
Landgrave of Hesse: Reign 1509-1567 Predecessor: William II Successor: of Hesse-Kassel: William IV Successor of Hesse-Marburg: Louis IV Successor of Hesse-Rheinfels: Philip II Successor of Hesse-Darmstadt: Georg I view all 23 Philipp I "the Magnanimous", Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel's Timeline
Philipp, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel was the third son of the Landgrave and Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel. He married Princess Mafalda of Savoy on September 23, 1925 in Turin, Italy. Philipp died on October 25, 1980 in Rome, Italy at the age of eighty-three.
the bigamous marriage of Philip, Landgrave of Hesse, is notorious in the history of the sixteenth century, and it is worth while to look at it. It is also a noteworthy fact that it has been left to an American licentiate of theology, William Walker Rockwell, late of Andover, now one of the church history professors in Union Theo-
Philipp, Landgrave of Hesse became head of the Electoral House of Hesse (also known as Hesse-Kassel) in 1940. In 1968, upon the death of his childless distant cousin, Prince Ludwig of Hesse and by Rhine, Philipp inherited the headship of the former Grand Ducal House of Hesse and by Rhine as well.
Hesse was re-unified under Landgrave William II in 1500. The Landgraviate rose to primary importance under his son Philip I, also called Philip the Magnanimous, who embraced Protestantism following the 1526 Synod of Homberg and then took steps to create a protective alliance of Protestant princes and powers against the Catholic emperor Charles V.
He is the eldest son and successor of German aristocrat Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse, and his former wife, Princess Tatiana of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg. [1] A great-grandson of Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, he is named in part after Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse.
Ad
related to: Philipp, Landgrave of Hesse
