Philipp I of Katzenelnbogen (1402–1479), also known "Philipp the Elder" was Count of

Katzenelnbogen Katzenelnbogen () is the name of a castle and small town in the district of Rhein-Lahn-Kreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Katzenelnbogen is the seat of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") Aar-Einrich. History Katzenelnbog ...

from 1444 to 1479 and was the last male descendant of the Counts of Katzenelnbogen (his two sons died before him). His parents were

Johann IV, Count of Katzenelnbogen Johann IV, Count of Katzenelnbogen (c.1363 - 27 October 1444) was one of the last members of the younger line of the House of Katzenelnbogen. He ruled the reunited County of Katzenelnbogen. His father was Diether VIII, Count of Katzenelnbogen , ...

(younger line) and Anne of Katzenelnbogen (older line), who merged the two lines of the family back together in 1402.

Marriage and issue

Philip married on 24 February 1422 in

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Anna of

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(1408–1471), daughter of Eberhard IV "the Younger" of Württemberg. In 1456, he obtained from the Pope a divorce ''a mensa et thoro''. In 1474 Philip married Anne of Nassau-Siegen. Kloster Eberbach Basilika Grabplatte 47

Philipp had three children with his first wife: * Philipp the Younger (* 1427; † 27 February 1453), married in 1450 Ottilie of Nassau-Siegen, daughter of

Henry II, Count of Nassau-Siegen Count Henry II of Nassau-SiegenIn many sources he is called Henry II of Nassau-Dillenburg. His official titles were Count of Nassau, Vianden and Diez, Lord of Breda. It is incorrect to refer to him as the only reigning Count of Nassau, ...

. In 1453 they had a daughter

Ottilie of Katzenelnbogen Ottilie of Katzenelnbogen (c. 1451 – 15 August 1517, Baden-Baden), was by marriage Margravine of Baden-Baden. Life She was the only child of Philipp II ''the Younger'' of Katzenelnbogen (1427 – 27 February 1453) and Ottilie of Nassau-Siege ...

. * Eberhard (* 1437; † 1456), canon of Cologne, was stabbed in Bruges (Flanders). *

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(* 5 September 1443; † 16 February 1494), married in 1458 margrave Henry III of Hesse (15 October 1441 — 13 January 1483). In 1471, they had a son William III, who was the last male descendant of this line of the

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Legacy

* In 1444 Philipp initiated a major renovation of the collegiate church of

Sankt Goar Sankt Goar () is a town on the west bank of the Middle Rhine in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis (district) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Hunsrück-Mittelrhein, whose seat is in Emmelshausen. Sankt Goar is w ...

. * In 1449 he bought off the rights on St. Goar held by abbot Johann of the Abbey at Prüm. * In 1470 he handed Upper Katzenelnbogen and its seat

to his son-in-law

Henry III, Landgrave of Upper Hesse Henry III, Landgrave of Upper Hesse, called "the Rich" (15 October 1440Morby, John. ''Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook'' (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 135. – 13 January 1483) was the se ...

. Philipp's sons Eberhard and Philipp the younger died before his death, so when Philipp died in 1479, the Katzenelnbogen family died out in the male line. The County of Katzenelnbogen fell to the

Landgraviate of Hesse The Landgraviate of Hesse () was a principality of the Holy Roman Empire. It existed as a single entity from 1264 to 1567, when it was divided among the sons of Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse. History In the early Middle Ages, the territory of He ...

, which was ruled at the time by Philipp's son-in-law Henry III of Hesse in

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, Henry having bought off the inheritance rights of Philipp's granddaughter Ottilie.

Ancestry

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Count Philipp I of Katzenelnbogen

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