Philip II (Hessen-Rheinfels)
Philip II of Hesse-Rheinfels , also called Philip the Younger , (born April 22, 1541 in Marburg ; † November 20, 1583 at Rheinfels Castle ) was the first and only Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels .
Life
Philip was a son of Landgrave Philip I of Hesse from his marriage to Christine (1505–1549), daughter of Duke Georg of Saxony .
In 1552, 11-year-old Philipp, who had been put on girls' clothes, was brought to Basel by King Henry II's ambassador as a hostage for Hesse's adherence to the Treaty of Chambord . He then spent a considerable amount of time at the French court.
After the death of his father, Hesse was divided in the comparison of four brothers, so that Philip became the first Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels in 1567; his territory comprised about an eighth of the previous Hessian area. This was essentially the old Niedergrafschaft Katzenelnbogen with its four offices: Rheinfels (left bank of the Rhine), Braubach , Reichenberg and Hohenstein (right bank of the Rhine); in addition there was the former rule of Itter . The city of Sankt Goar formed the central rulership . Philipp took up his residence in the Rheinfels Castle there . Officers with guards sat on Burg Reichenberg , the Hohenstein Castle , the castle Neukatzenelnbogen (Burg Katz) and the Burgschwalbach in the Upper Taunus. In 1570 the country brought in around 18,700 florins , after which the income rose to around 24,000 florins.
In 1569 he married Anna Elisabeth von Pfalz-Simmern , whereby Elector Friedrich III. von der Pfalz became his father-in-law. During the reign of Philip, the Schwalbach mineral springs were first used in 1568 by Tabernaemontanus .
Philipp died on November 30, 1583 at Rheinfels Castle, which he had generously expanded, and is buried in the collegiate church of St. Goar , where his brother Wilhelm erected an imposing Renaissance tomb for him. From 1568 to 1571 he had the Philippsburg Castle (Braubach) built as a widow's residence for his wife .
Rheinfels Castle (St. Goar)
Since his marriage had remained childless, Hessen-Rheinfels fell to his brothers. Wilhelm IV of Hessen-Kassel received the largest part with the Lower County of Katzenelnbogen ; Georg I of Hessen-Darmstadt received Schotten , Dornberg and Homburg ; and Ludwig IV of Hessen-Marburg got Lißberg , Ulrichstein and the rule of Itter .
literature
- Gerhard Köbler : Historical lexicon of the German countries. The German territories from the Middle Ages to the present. 7th, completely revised edition. CH Beck, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-406-54986-1 , p. 279 ( limited preview in the Google book search).
Web link
- Hessen-Rheinfels, Philip the Younger Landgrave of. Hessian biography. (As of March 3, 2020). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jens Friedhoff , On the history of Philippsburg Palace with special consideration of the division of Hesse in 1567 , Burgen und Schlösser 4/2017, pp. 222–234
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Philip II |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Philip II of Hesse-Rheinfels |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | first Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 22, 1541 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Marburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 20, 1583 |
| Place of death | at Rheinfels Castle |