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Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse

1504 - 1567

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Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse (13 November 1504 – 31 March 1567), nicknamed der Großmütige (lit. 'the Magnanimous'), was a German nobleman and champion of the Protestant Reformation, notable for being one of the most important of the early Protestant rulers in Germany. He was one of the main belligerents in the War of the Katzenelnbogen Succession. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse is the 3,254th most popular politician (down from 3,037th in 2019), the 845th most popular biography from Germany (down from 813th in 2019) and the 240th most popular German Politician.

Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, is most famous for being the first Landgrave of Hesse. Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, was the first Landgrave of Hesse and ruled from 1277 to 1308.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse ranks 3,254 out of 19,576. Before him are Shajar al-Durr, Tarō Asō, Janez Drnovšek, Canute I of Sweden, Infante Carlos, Count of Molina, and Abd al-Mu'min. After him are Xanana Gusmão, Ivan II of Moscow, Ieng Sary, Otto Ernst Remer, Konrad Henlein, and Junichiro Koizumi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1504, Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse ranks 4. Before him are Pope Pius V, George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford, and Francesco Primaticcio. After him are Sin Saimdang, Guru Angad, Beatrice of Portugal, Duchess of Savoy, John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, Heinrich Bullinger, Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Prussia, Antun Vrančić, and Scipione Rebiba. Among people deceased in 1567, Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse ranks 4. Before him are Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, Jiajing Emperor, and Myeongjong of Joseon. After him are Anne de Montmorency, Michael Stifel, Marin Držić, Marie of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, Girolamo Priuli, Juan Bautista de Toledo, Gómez Pereira, and Estácio de Sá.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse ranks 845 out of 7,253. Before him are Ryke Geerd Hamer (1935), Wilhelm Liebknecht (1826), Petrus Apianus (1495), Gertrude the Great (1256), Charles I of Württemberg (1823), and Louisa Ulrika of Prussia (1720). After him are Otto Ernst Remer (1912), Gerhard Ludwig Müller (1947), Kurt Schwitters (1887), Günter Schabowski (1929), Max Schmeling (1905), and Gudrun Burwitz (1929).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse ranks 240. Before him are Wolfgang Schäuble (1942), Sabine Bergmann-Pohl (1946), Otto III, Duke of Bavaria (1261), Juana Bormann (1893), Wilhelm Liebknecht (1826), and Charles I of Württemberg (1823). After him are Otto Ernst Remer (1912), Günter Schabowski (1929), Gudrun Burwitz (1929), Albert of Saxony (1828), Margaret II, Countess of Hainaut (1311), and Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg (1371).

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