Division of Hesse
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After the death in 1567 of Philip I, the Landgraviate of Hesse was divided between the four sons of his first marriage.
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January 1568: After his father's death in 1567, the Landgraviate of Hesse was divided between the four sons of his first marriage. Philip the younger received a portion of about an eighth of his father's territories, mainly the former Lower County of Katzenelnbogen with its four Ämter Rheinfels (with the city of St. Goar and the residence Rheinfels Castle) on the left bank of the Rhine, and Braubach, Reichenberg and Hohenstein on the right bank.
January 1568: When Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, died in 1567, his territory was divided between his sons from his first marriage. This division led to the creation of Hesse-Kassel, Hesse-Darmstadt, Hesse-Marburg, and Hesse-Rheinfels, weakening the overall power and influence of the Hesse territory.
January 1568: When Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, died in 1567, his territory was divided between his sons from his first marriage. This led to the creation of Hesse-Kassel, Hesse-Darmstadt, Hesse-Marburg, and Hesse-Rheinfels, weakening the overall significance of Hesse.
January 1568: When Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, died in 1567, his territory was divided between his sons from his first marriage. This led to the creation of separate branches of the Hesse dynasty: Hesse-Kassel, Hesse-Darmstadt, Hesse-Marburg, and Hesse-Rheinfels.
