Landgrave of Hesse
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The Landgrave of Hesse was the hereditary sovereign prince who ruled the central German territory of Hesse within the Holy Roman Empire.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Landgrave Philip I of Hesse | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hereditary sovereign prince
ⓘ
princely title ⓘ title of nobility ⓘ |
| aboveRank | Count ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Reformation in Germany ⓘ |
| belowRank | Duke ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dynasty | House of Hesse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| existedWithin | feudal structure of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| feudalAllegiance | Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governed | Hessian territories in central Germany ⓘ |
| governmentForm | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| heldImperialImmediateTerritory | yes ⓘ |
| heldSeatIn | Imperial Diet of the Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hereditary | yes ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Early Modern period
ⓘ
surface form:
Early modern period
Middle Ages ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn | central Germany ⓘ |
| nobleRank | Landgrave ⓘ |
| notableEventAssociation | Schmalkaldic League (through Philip I) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableHolder |
Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse (formerly Landgrave)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse NERFINISHED ⓘ William II, Landgrave of Hesse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole | imperial prince within the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | Imperial Estate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeldIn | Landgraviate of Hesse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerBase | landed estates in Hesse ⓘ |
| predecessorEntity | Counts of Hesse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Hesse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionHistorically |
Lutheranism
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| sovereigntyType | territorial prince ⓘ |
| styleOfAddress | Serene Highness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subdivisionsLater |
Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Landgrave of Hesse-Marburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subdivisionsLater | Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subdivisionsLater | Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorEntity |
Elector of Hesse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grand Duke of Hesse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territorialBase | Landgraviate of Hesse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleCreatedFrom | County of Hesse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleHolderOf | Prince of the Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleInGerman | Landgraf von Hessen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfMonarch | territorial lord ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Landgrave Philip I of Hesse
this entity surface form:
Landgrave Philip I of Hesse