Philip II of Hesse-Rheinfels (1541,

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– 30 November 1583), also called ''Philip the Younger'', was the first Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels.

Biography

Philip was the third son of Landgrave Philip the Magnanimous and

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(1505–1549). After his father's death in 1567, the

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was divided among the four sons from the late landgrave's first marriage. Philip the Younger received the portion around the Rheinfels Castle and city of St. Goar on the left bank of the Rhine. The county consisted mainly of the former Lower

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, Reichenberg and Hohenstein on the right bank.

Private life

In 1569 Philip married Anna Elisabeth of Palatinate-Simmern (1549-1609), thereby becoming the son-in-law of the Elector Frederick III, one of the leaders of

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. The marriage remained childless.

Death

Philip died on 30 November 1583 at Schloß Rheinfels. As his marriage had remained childless, his territory fell to his elder brother Wilhelm IV, Landgrave of

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(or Hesse-Cassel). Philip was buried in St. Goar, where Wilhelm erected an imposing Renaissance monument.

Ancestors

Notes and references

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