Philip VIII of Hesse

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Noble
gptkbp:birthDate 1541-03-15
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._Elizabeth's_Church,_Marburg
gptkbp:deathDate 1583-10-31
gptkbp:father gptkb:Philip_VII_of_Hesse
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Hesse
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Philip VIII of Hesse
gptkbp:issue gptkb:Elizabeth_of_Hesse
gptkb:William_IV_of_Hesse
gptkb:Anna_of_Hesse
gptkb:Philip_of_Hesse
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Anna_of_Mecklenburg
gptkbp:notableEvent Marriage alliances with other noble houses
Promotion of education and literacy
Support for the Protestant Reformation
Military campaigns in the Thirty Years' War
Support for the construction of fortifications
Involvement in the Peace of Augsburg
Support for the printing of religious texts
Involvement in the politics of the Reformation
Diplomatic_relations_with_France
Involvement_in_the_politics_of_the_Holy_Roman_Empire
Promotion_of_religious_tolerance_in_Hesse
Alliance_with_the_Electorate_of_Saxony
Support_for_the_Lutheran_Church
Conflict_with_the_Catholic_League
Conflict_with_the_Duke_of_Bavaria
Participation_in_the_Schmalkaldic_War
Involvement_in_the_politics_of_the_Hanseatic_League
Involvement_in_the_formation_of_the_Protestant_Union
Establishment_of_the_University_of_Marburg
Promotion_of_trade_and_commerce_in_Hesse
Support_for_the_establishment_of_Protestant_congregations
Support_for_the_establishment_of_Protestant_universities
Establishment_of_Hesse-Kassel_as_a_principality
Establishment_of_a_court_in_Kassel
Promotion_of_arts_and_culture_in_Hesse
Support_for_the_establishment_of_Lutheran_schools
Support_for_the_establishment_of_Protestant_missions.
Involvement_in_the_politics_of_the_Reformation_in_Germany
Involvement_in_the_politics_of_the_Protestant_Reformation_in_Europe
Support_for_the_Protestant_cause_in_the_Netherlands
Involvement_in_the_politics_of_the_Protestant_Reformation_in_Scandinavia
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Kassel
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Kassel
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Philip_VII_of_Hesse
gptkbp:reign 1567-1583
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Margaret_of_Hesse
gptkbp:successor gptkb:William_IV_of_Hesse
gptkbp:title gptkb:Landgrave_of_Hesse