Philip of Hessen-Darmstadt
Philipp von Hessen-Darmstadt (born July 20, 1671 in Darmstadt , † August 11, 1736 in Vienna ) was a prince of Hessen-Darmstadt, imperial field marshal and governor of Mantua .
Life
Philip was a son of Landgrave Ludwig VI. von Hessen-Darmstadt (1630–1678) from his marriage to Elisabeth Dorothea von Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg (1640–1709), daughter of Ernst I von Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg .
Philipp married Princess Marie Therese von Croÿ (1673-1714), daughter of Ferdinand François Joseph, Duke of Havré , on March 24, 1693 in Brussels . On the occasion of his marriage, he converted to Catholicism amid violent protests from his mother . Philip served in imperial services in the War of the Spanish Succession , became the owner of a cuirassier regiment and in 1708 became field marshal and commander in chief of the imperial troops in Naples . From 1714 he was governor of the duchy and the fortress of Mantua through Prince Eugene's mediation . There he appointed Antonio Vivaldi as Kapellmeister.
progeny
From his marriage Philipp had the following children:
- Joseph (1699–1768), Bishop of Augsburg
- Wilhelm Ludwig (* 1704, † young)
- Theodora (1706–1784)
- ⚭ 1727 Duke Anton Ferdinand Gonzaga of Guastalla (1687–1729)
- Leopold (1708–1764), imperial field marshal
- ⚭ 1740 Princess Henriette Marie d'Este of Modena (1702–1777)
- Karl (* / † 1710)
ancestors
| Ludwig V Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1577–1626) | |||||||||||||
| Georg II Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1605–1661) | |||||||||||||
| Magdalena of Brandenburg (1582–1616) | |||||||||||||
| Louis VI. Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1630–1678) | |||||||||||||
| Johann Georg I Elector of Saxony (1585–1656) | |||||||||||||
| Sophie Eleonore of Saxony (1609–1671) | |||||||||||||
| Magdalena Sibylle of Prussia (1586–1659) | |||||||||||||
| Philipp Hessen-Darmstadt | |||||||||||||
| Johann III. of Saxe-Weimar (1570–1605) | |||||||||||||
| Ernst I of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1601–1675) | |||||||||||||
| Dorothea Maria of Anhalt (1574–1617) | |||||||||||||
| Elisabeth Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1640–1709) | |||||||||||||
| Johann Philipp von Sachsen-Altenburg (1597–1639) | |||||||||||||
| Elisabeth Sophia of Saxe-Altenburg (1619–1680) | |||||||||||||
| Elisabeth of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1593–1650) | |||||||||||||
literature
- Andreas Räss: The convertites since the Reformation. P. 467 ff.
- Alfred Arneth: Prince Eugene of Savoy. Vienna 1864.
Web links
- Hessen-Darmstadt, Philipp Landgrave of. Hessian biography. (As of January 22, 2020). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Philip of Hessen-Darmstadt |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, governor of Mantua |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 20, 1671 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Darmstadt |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 11, 1736 |
| Place of death | Vienna |