Ancestral Trails 2016 » Georg von HESSE-DARMSTADT I (1547-1596)

Personal data Georg von HESSE-DARMSTADT I 


Household of Georg von HESSE-DARMSTADT I

He is married to Magdalene von LIPPE.

They got married on August 17, 1572 at Hesse, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany, he was 24 years old.


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    • Notes about Georg von HESSE-DARMSTADT I

    George I of Hesse-Darmstadt was the Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt from 1567 to 1596. Born on 10 September 1547 in Kassel, he was the fourth son of Philip I the Magnanimous of Hesse and Christine of Saxony.

    Following his father's death in 1567 Hesse was divided between his four sons. George I received the upper County of Katzenelnbogen and selected Darmstadt as his residence. He died on 7 February 1596 and the Landgraviate was passed to his son Louis.

    On 17 August 1572, he married Magdalene of Lippe (1552-1587). They had 10 children.
    Philip William (1576-1576), Hereditary prince
    Louis V (1577-1626), Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt married in 1598 princess Magdalene of Brandenburg (1582-1616)
    Christine (1578-1596) married in 1595 Count Frederick Magnus of Erbach (1575-1618)
    Elisabeth (1579-1655) married in 1601 Count John Casimir of Nassau-Weilburg-Gleiberg (1577-1602)
    Marie Hedwig (1580-1582)
    Philip III (1581-1643), Landgrave of Hesse-Butzbach married firstly, in 1610, Countess Anna Margarethe of Diepholz (1580-1629) and married secondly, in 1632, Countess Christine Sophie of East Frisia (1600-1658)
    Anna (1583-1631) married in 1601 Count Albert Otto of Solms-Laubach (1576-1610)
    Frederick I (1585-1638), Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg married in 1622 Countess Margarethe of Leiningen-Westerburg (1604-1667)
    Magdalene (1586-1586)
    John (1587-1587)

    On 25 May 1589, he married Eleonore of Württemberg (1552-1618). They had 1 child:
    Henry (1590-1601).
    SOURCE: Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_I,_Landgrave_of_Hesse-Darmstadt

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Birthday September 10, 1547

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1547: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 8 » The first Lithuanian-language book, the Catechism of Martynas Mažvydas, is published in Königsberg.
    • January 13 » Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, is sentenced to death for treason, on the grounds of having quartered his arms to make them similar to those of the King, Henry VIII of England.
    • January 28 » Edward VI, the nine-year-old son of Henry VIII, becomes King of England on his father's death.
    • February 20 » Edward VI of England is crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey.
    • April 24 » Battle of Mühlberg. Duke of Alba, commanding Spanish-Imperial forces of Charles I of Spain, defeats the troops of Schmalkaldic League.
    • September 10 » The Battle of Pinkie, the last full-scale military confrontation between England and Scotland, resulting in a decisive victory for the forces of Edward VI.

Day of marriage August 17, 1572

  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1572: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 16 » Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk is tried for treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot to restore Catholicism in England.
    • April 1 » In the Eighty Years' War, the Watergeuzen capture Brielle from the Seventeen Provinces, gaining the first foothold on land for what would become the Dutch Republic.
    • July 9 » Nineteen Catholics suffer martyrdom for their beliefs in the Dutch town of Gorkum.
    • August 18 » Marriage in Paris, France, of the Huguenot King Henry III of Navarre to Margaret of Valois, in a supposed attempt to reconcile Protestants and Catholics.
    • August 23 » French Wars of Religion: Mob violence against thousands of Huguenots in Paris results in the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre.
    • November 11 » Tycho Brahe observes the supernova SN 1572.

Day of death February 7, 1596

  • Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1596: Source: Wikipedia
    • June 10 » Willem Barents and Jacob van Heemskerk discover Bear Island.
    • June 17 » The Dutch explorer Willem Barentsz discovers the Arctic archipelago of Spitsbergen.
    • September 20 » Diego de Montemayor founds the city of Monterrey in New Spain.
    • October 19 » The Spanish ship San Felipe runs aground on the coast of Japan and its cargo is confiscated by local authorities


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