Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel

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German prince Landgrave human nobleman ruler

Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel was a prominent early 17th-century German prince known for his role in the early phases of the Thirty Years' War and for converting his territory from Lutheranism to Calvinism.

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Label Occurrences
Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel canonical 2

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf German prince ⓘ
Landgrave ⓘ
human ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ
ruler ⓘ
activeIn early 17th century ⓘ
continentOfCitizenship Europe ⓘ
convertedFrom Lutheranism ⓘ
convertedTo Calvinism ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1572-05-25 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1632-03-15 ⓘ
endTimeOfPosition 1627 ⓘ
era Early modern period ⓘ
ethnicGroup German ⓘ
father William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel ⓘ
givenName Maurice ⓘ
knownFor converting Hesse-Kassel from Lutheranism to Calvinism ⓘ
participation in the early phases of the Thirty Years' War ⓘ
languageSpoken German ⓘ
militaryRole Protestant leader in the Thirty Years' War ⓘ
mother Sabine of Württemberg NERFINISHED ⓘ
movement Calvinism in Germany ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Hesse ⓘ
notableEvent abdication in favor of his son William V in 1627 ⓘ
notableWork reorganization of church affairs in Hesse-Kassel along Calvinist lines ⓘ
occupation military leader ⓘ
ruler ⓘ
participatedIn Thirty Years' War ⓘ
placeOfBirth Kassel ⓘ
placeOfDeath Esterházy Palace ⓘ
surface form: Eszterháza
politicalAlignment Protestant Union ⓘ
positionHeld Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel ⓘ
predecessor William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel ⓘ
religion Calvinism ⓘ
Lutheranism ⓘ
residence Kassel ⓘ
ruledTerritory Hesse-Kassel ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Agnes of Solms-Laubach ⓘ
Juliane of Nassau-Dillenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ
startTimeOfPosition 1592 ⓘ
succeededBy William V, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel ⓘ
title Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel ⓘ

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House of Hesse → notableMember → Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel ⓘ
Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel → notableHolder → Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel ⓘ