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Henry II of Hesse (German: Heinrich; c. 1299 – 3 June 1376), called "the Iron", was Landgrave of Hesse from 1328–1376. Henry was the son of Otto I, Landgrave of Hesse and Adelheid of Ravensburg. With his wife Elisabeth of Thuringia, daughter of Frederick I, Margrave of Meissen, he had five children: When Henry's son Otto died in 1366, his ...
Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (25 May 1572 – 15 March 1632), succeeded as landgrave on William IV's death in 1592. In addition William had a few illegitimate children. Most significant and favored among these was Philipp von Cornberg (1553–1616), William's son by Elisabeth Wallenstein. Philipp was ennobled by his father and became the ...
The Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt ( German: Landgrafschaft Hessen-Darmstadt) was a State of the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by a younger branch of the House of Hesse. It was formed in 1567 following the division of the Landgraviate of Hesse among the four sons of Landgrave Philip I . The residence of the landgraves was in Darmstadt, hence the name.
Life. In 1247, as Heinrich Raspe, Landgrave of Thuringia, died without issue, conflict arose about the future of Thuringia and Hesse.The succession was disputed between Heinrich Raspe's nephew and his niece: Sophie was the daughter of Heinrich Raspe's brother Ludwig IV and claimed the territories on behalf of her son Henry, while Henry the Illustrious, margrave of Meissen, was the son of ...
12 mar 2024 · Prince and Landgrave of Hesse (1926-2013) Moritz Friedrich Karl Emanuel Humbert Landgrave of Hesse (Hesse) (6 Aug 1926 - 23 May 2013)
26 dic 2023 · 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)
2 apr 2024 · Philip, landgrave of Hesse (1509–67), one of the great figures of German Protestantism. His agile mind, infectious energy, and fearlessness made him the leader of the Protestant estates in the power struggle with Roman Catholic Emperor Charles V. His warmhearted, generous nature earned him the byname ‘the Magnanimous.’
