Philip the Magnanimous

GPTKB entity

Properties (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Historical Figure
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Hesse
gptkbp:born February 13, 1503
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._Elizabeth's_Church,_Marburg
gptkbp:children gptkb:Anna_of_Hesse
gptkb:Philip_II,_Landgrave_of_Hesse
gptkb:William_IV,_Landgrave_of_Hesse
gptkbp:contribution Military reforms
Promotion of religious tolerance
Support for the arts and sciences
Establishment_of_Protestant_universities
Economic_development_of_Hesse
gptkbp:died March 25, 1567
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:House_of_Hesse
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Marburg
gptkbp:father Henry III, Landgrave of Hesse
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Philip the Magnanimous
gptkbp:influence German_Protestantism
gptkbp:knownFor Support of the Protestant Reformation
gptkbp:legacy Cultural patronage
Promotion of education and literacy
Influence on future Landgraves of Hesse
Role_in_the_Protestant_Reformation
Historical_significance_in_European_history
Political_alliances_with_other_Protestant_states
Influence_on_the_development_of_modern_Germany
Support_for_the_Reformation_in_Germany
Recognition_as_a_key_figure_in_the_Reformation
Establishment_of_a_Lutheran_church_in_Hesse
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Anna_of_Mecklenburg
gptkbp:nickname The Magnanimous
gptkbp:notableEvent Battle of Mühlberg
Peace of Augsburg
Formation_of_the_Schmalkaldic_League
gptkbp:politicalPosition Protestant Princes
gptkbp:portrait gptkb:Portrait_by_Hans_Holbein_the_Younger
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:William_I,_Landgrave_of_Hesse
gptkbp:reign 1540-1567
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Marburg_Castle
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Christine_of_Saxony
gptkbp:successor gptkb:William_IV,_Landgrave_of_Hesse
gptkbp:title gptkb:Landgrave_of_Hesse