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Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse (13 November 1504 – 31 March 1567), nicknamed der Großmütige ( lit. '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. He was one of the main belligerents in the War of the Katzenelnbogen ...
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 ...
16 apr 2024 · Aug. 25, 1592, Kassel (aged 60) William IV (born June 24, 1532, Kassel, Hesse-Kassel—died Aug. 25, 1592, Kassel) was the landgrave (or count) of Hesse-Kassel from 1567 who was called “the Wise” because of his accomplishments in political economy and the natural sciences. The son of the landgrave Philip the Magnanimous, he participated ...
26 apr 2022 · Son of Friedrich III Prince of Hessen-Kassel, Landgrave of Hessen-Kassel at Rumpenheim and Princess Caroline of Nassau-Usingen Husband of Louise Charlotte af Danmark og Norge von Oldenburg, landgräfin von Hessen-Kassel zu Rumpenheim Father of Caroline Fredericha Maria Wilhelmine Julie of Hesse-Kassel, Princess; Marie Louise Charlotte von Hessen-Kassel, Prinzessin von Anhalt-Dessau; Queen ...
Philip, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal: 8. Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal: 17. Catherine Amalie of Solms-Laubach: 4. William, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal: 18. John William III, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach: 9. Caroline Christine of Saxe-Eisenach: 19. Christine Juliane of Baden-Durlach: 2. Ernest Constantine, Landgrave of Hesse ...
William ruled Hesse-Wanfried-Rheinfels from 1711 to 1731. He travelled often, usually to the Imperial Court in Vienna. In 1718, the emperor put him in charge of Rheinfels Castle , where troops of Landgrave Charles of Hesse-Kassel had withstood and repulsed three heavy sieges by the French.
Frederick William I (20 August 1802 – 6 January 1875) was, between 1847 and 1866, the last Prince-elector of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel). Early life [ edit ] He was born at Hanau on 20 August 1802.
