Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse

Type Figure Region Holy Roman Empire Time 1504–1567 Also known as Philip I、the Magnanimous of Hesse

Landgrave of Hesse (1509–1567), one of the most outstanding Protestant princes of the Reformation;…

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1504–1529Kassel · HesseAfter succeeding in 1509 he actively promoted the Reformation, established a Protestant church order in Hesse, and formed political and military alliances with princes such as those of Saxony.
1530–1552Kassel · HesseTook part in founding the Schmalkaldic League in 1531 and served as its principal leader in the 1546–1547 war; captured after defeat at Mühlberg and held prisoner until released following the 1552 Treaty of Passau.
1551–1567Augsburg · BavariaAfter his release in 1552 he returned to the political stage, working with Maurice and other princes to advance religious peace; around the 1555 Peace of Augsburg he continued to represent Protestant interests in imperial negotiations, devoting his late years to territorial governance and consolidating church order.

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