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Philip II, Landgrave Of Hesse-Rheinfels
Philip II of Hesse-Rheinfels (1541, Marburg – 1583), also called ''Philip the Younger'', was the first Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels. Philip was the third son of Landgrave Philip the Magnanimous and Christine of Saxony (1505–1549). After his father's death in 1567, the Landgraviate of Hesse was divided between the four sons out of the late landgrave's first marriage. Philip the Younger received the portion around the Rheinfels Castle and city of St. Goar on the left bank of the Rhine. The county consisted mainly of the former Lower County of Katzenelnbogenhttp://www.graf-von-katzenelnbogen.de/ The History of the County of Katzenelnbogen and the First Riesling of the World with its four Ämter Rheinfels (with the city of St. Goar and the residence Rheinfels Castle) on the left bank of the Rhine, and Braubach, Reichenberg and Hohenstein on the right bank. In 1569 Philip married Anna Elisabeth of Palatinate-Simmern, thereby becoming the son-in-law of the Elector Frederick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landgrave Of Hesse-Rheinfels
Hesse-Rheinfels was created as a cadet line of Landgraviate of Hesse, Hesse for Philip II, Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels (1541–1583), landgrave from 1567 until 1583, and as a cadet line of Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel, Hesse-Kassel for Ernest, Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels (1623–1693), landgrave from 1627 until 1658. First creation Philip was the third son of Philip I of Hesse, Philip the Magnanimous, Landgrave of Hesse and Christine of Saxony (1505–1549). After his father's death in 1567, the Landgraviate of Hesse was divided between the four sons of his first marriage. Philip the younger received a portion of about an eighth of his father's territories, mainly the former Lower County of Katzenelnbogen with its four Amt (country subdivision), Ämter Rheinfels (with the city of Sankt Goar, St. Goar and the residence Rheinfels Castle) on the left bank of the Rhine, and Braubach, Reichenberg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Reichenberg and Hohenstein, Hesse, Hohenstein on the right bank. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
