Philip the Magnanimous
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Renaissance
- Categories: Government and Politics, Religion, Ethics, Royalty, Rulers, Nobility
- Subcategories: Reformation, Christianity, Christians, Churches, Kings, Queens, Kingdoms, Monarchy, Protestantism, Protestants
- Curriculum: Renaissance History, German History
Article abstract: Philip the Magnanimous was perhaps the most significant single political supporter of the Protestant Reformation during the critical early years of the movement in the sixteenth century.
Early Life
Philip succeeded his father, Landgrave William II, on the throne of Hesse in 1509, when he was not yet five years of age. For half a century, the principality of Hesse had been riven by dynastic feuds and minority administrations, which had allowed the estates to obtain considerable influence. In 1509, a conflict for control of the regency...
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