William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
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William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, was a 16th-century German prince of the House of Hesse renowned for his patronage of astronomy and the sciences, earning him the epithet "the Wise."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel canonical | 4 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German prince
ⓘ
early modern ruler ⓘ human ⓘ landgrave ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1532-06-24 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Kassel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Landgraviate of Hesse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Kassel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1592-08-25 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Kassel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 16th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| father | Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astronomy
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cartography ⓘ natural sciences ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
astronomy patron
ⓘ
ruler ⓘ |
| knownFor |
patronage of astronomy
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support of scientific research ⓘ |
| memberOf |
House of Hesse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Hesse-Kassel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Christine of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | the Wise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleRank | prince of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
patronage of astronomical observations at Kassel
ⓘ
support for construction of an observatory in Kassel ⓘ |
| partOf | German Renaissance ⓘ |
| patronOf |
astronomers
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scientists ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1592 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1567 ⓘ |
| religion |
Lutheranism
ⓘ
Protestant Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
|
| residence |
Kassel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling |
George I, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Louis IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Marburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip II, Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Sabine of Württemberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.