Philipp I von Hessen-Kassel (landgraf von Hessen-Kassel)

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Personal and Family Information

Philipp was born on 13 NOV 1504 in Marburg, the son of Wilhelm II von Hessen-Kassel and Anna zu Mecklenburg-Schwerin.

He died on 31 MAR 1567 in Kassel, Hessen, Deutschland .

He had three marriages/partners. His first wife was Christina von Sachsen, who he married on 11 DEC 1523 in Dresden. Their ten known children were Agnes (1527-1555), Anna (1529-1591), Wilhelm IV (1532-1592), Philipp Ludwig (1534-1535), Barbara (1536-1597), Ludwig IV (1537-1604), Elisabeth (1539-1582), Philipp II (1541-1583), Christine (1543-1604) and Georg I (1547-1596).

His second partner is not knownThey were never married. Their only known child was Ursula (<1547-1584).

His third wife was Margarethe von der Saale, who he married on 4 MAR 1540 in Rotenburg an der Fulda, Kassel, Hessen, Deutschland . Their nine known children were Philipp (1541-1569), Hermann (1542-c1568), Christoph Ernst (1543-1603), Margarethe (1544-1608), Albrecht (1546-1569), Philipp Konrad (1547-1569), Moritz (1553-1575), Ernst (1554-1570) and Anna (1557-1558).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)


 

Philipp I von Hessen-Kassel
(1504-1567)

 

Wilhelm II von Hessen-Kassel
(1469-1509)

 

Ludwig IV von Hessen-Kassel
(1438-1471)

 

Ludwig III (I) von Hessen
(1402-1458)

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Anna von Sachsen
(1420-1462)

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Mechtilde von Württemberg-Urach
(-1495)

 

Ludwig von Württemberg-Urach
(<1412-1450)

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Mechtilde von der Pfalz
(1419-1482)

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Anna zu Mecklenburg-Schwerin
(1485-1525)

 

Magnus II zu Mecklenburg-Schwerin
(1441-1503)

 

Heinrich IV von Mecklenburg-Schwerin
(1417-1477)

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Dorothea von Brandenburg
(1420-1491)

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Sophie von Pommern-Stettin
(c1460-1504)

 

Erich II von Pommern
(c1425-1474)

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Margareta von Mecklenburg-Stargard
(->1451)

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Events

EventDateDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Birth 13 NOV 1504
Place: Marburg
Death 31 MAR 1567
Place: Kassel, Hessen, Deutschland

Attributes

AttributeDateDescriptionDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Nobility Title FROM 1509 TO 1567 landgraf von Hessen-Kassel

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