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Louis IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Marburg

1537 - 1604

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Landgrave Louis IV of Hesse-Marburg (27 May 1537 – 9 October 1604) was the son of Landgrave Philip I of Hesse and his wife Christine of Saxony. After the death of his father in 1567, Hesse was divided among his sons and Louis received Hesse-Marburg (Upper Hesse) including Marburg and Giessen. Louis received his education at the court of Duke Christoph of Württemberg. He had the Marburg Castle renovated by his architect Ebert Baldewein. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Louis IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Marburg is the 1,023rd most popular nobleman (up from 1,083rd in 2019), the 3,520th most popular biography from Germany (up from 3,876th in 2019) and the 227th most popular German Nobleman.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Louis IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Marburg ranks 1,023 out of 1,415. Before him are Christian Henry, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, Bertrand of Orléans-Braganza, Otto Ferdinand von Abensperg und Traun, Frederick Louis, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Frederick Christian I, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, and Guy I, Count of Blois. After him are Duke William of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Magnus I, Duke of Mecklenburg, David Rizzio, Albert III, Count of Namur, Princess Maria Amalia of Saxony, and Gertrude of Sulzbach.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1537, Louis IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Marburg ranks 9. Before him are John III of Sweden, Longqing Emperor, João Manuel, Prince of Portugal, Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Petrus Gonsalvus, and Christopher II, Margrave of Baden-Rodemachern. After him are Francesco Barozzi, Simon I of Kartli, and Diego Durán. Among people deceased in 1604, Louis IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Marburg ranks 12. Before him are Peter Ernst I von Mansfeld-Vorderort, John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Christine of Hesse, Juan Fernández, Otto Henry, Count Palatine of Sulzbach, and Hamida Banu Begum. After him are Francesco Barozzi, Ernest Frederick, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, Isabella Andreini, and William Morgan.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Louis IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Marburg ranks 3,522 out of 7,253. Before him are Frederick Louis, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (1619), Wilhelm von Bode (1845), Hans Jordan (1892), Eugen Langen (1833), Gottfried Heinrich Bach (1724), and Rainer Woelki (1956). After him are Rüdiger Safranski (1945), Anita Augspurg (1857), Cornelius Gurlitt (1820), Johann Karl Rodbertus (1805), Eduard Friedrich Poeppig (1798), and Kurt von der Chevallerie (1891).

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Among NOBLEMEN In Germany

Among noblemen born in Germany, Louis IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Marburg ranks 227. Before him are Franz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis (1893), Prince Sigismund of Prussia (1896), Duke Eugen of Württemberg (1758), Princess Friederike of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1811), Christian Henry, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (1661), and Frederick Louis, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (1619). After him are Duke William of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1827), Princess Maria Amalia of Saxony (1757), Gertrude of Sulzbach (1114), Eleonore Dorothea of Anhalt-Dessau (1602), Dorothea of Anhalt-Zerbst (1607), and Dorothea Susanne of Simmern (1544).

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