Philip I of Hesse
Also known as Landgrave Philip I of Hesse, Philip the Magnanimous
Landgrave of Hesse
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- Born
- 1504
- Died
- 1567
- Works
- 20
Top works
- Hessische Sachen
- Landgraf Philip von Hessen und die Pack'schen Händel
- Warhafftiger Abdruck vnd Copey einer Abschrifft so vnlangst der Antichrist der Babst zu Rom an die dreyzehen Ort jnn Schweitz gethan daraus klerlich zuuerstehen
- Concordantz vnd zeyger der Sprüch vnd historien, aller Biblischen bücher alts vn[d] news Testaments teütsch
- Verbum domini manet in aeternum
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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 a champion of the Protestant Reformation, notable for being one of the most important of the early Protestant rulers in Germany. He was also one of the main belligerents in the War of the Katzenelnbogen Succession.
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