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Philip I of Hesse

Landgrave of Hesse

b. 1504 CE – d. 1567 CE World The Atlantic Lands

Philip I of Hesse, (November 13, 1504 Marburg - March 31, 1567 Kassel), nicknamed der Großmütige (the "magnanimous") is a leading champion of the Reformation and one of the most important German rulers of the Reformation.

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Moran, J. (2017). Philip I of Hesse. History Atlas. Retrieved 15 October 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/philip-i-of-hesse/

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