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Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse

1504 - 1567

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Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse (13 November 1504 – 31 March 1567), nicknamed der Großmütige (lit. 'the Magnanimous'), was a German nobleman and champion of the Protestant Reformation, notable for being one of the most important of the early Protestant rulers in Germany. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse has received more than 383,502 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse is the 3,037th most popular politician (down from 2,862nd in 2019), the 813th most popular biography from Germany (down from 782nd in 2019) and the 224th most popular German Politician.

Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, is most famous for being the first Landgrave of Hesse. Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, was the first Landgrave of Hesse and ruled from 1277 to 1308.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 2.87

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse ranks 3,037 out of 19,576. Before him are Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Lluís Companys, Xanana Gusmão, Laurent Gbagbo, Topa Inca Yupanqui, and Alfonso Ferrero La Marmora. After him are Walter Hallstein, Emperor Kōrei, Muwatalli II, Eric III of Denmark, Condoleezza Rice, and Abdul Hamid.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1504, Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse ranks 2. Before him is Pope Pius V. After him are Francesco Primaticcio, Sin Saimdang, Beatrice of Portugal, Duchess of Savoy, Heinrich Bullinger, George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford, Guru Angad, John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, Scipione Rebiba, Louis of Granada, and Charles Estienne. Among people deceased in 1567, Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse ranks 4. Before him are Jiajing Emperor, Myeongjong of Joseon, and Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley. After him are Anne de Montmorency, Michael Stifel, Marin Držić, Girolamo Priuli, Marie of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, Juan Bautista de Toledo, Ligier Richier, and Estácio de Sá.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse ranks 813 out of 7,253. Before him are Hugo Sperrle (1885), Agnes of Merania (1175), Boris Becker (1967), Sabine Bergmann-Pohl (1946), Ernest, Elector of Saxony (1441), and Michael Praetorius (1571). After him are Walter Hallstein (1901), Albert of Brandenburg (1490), Wilhelm Windelband (1848), Günther Prien (1908), Hermann of Reichenau (1013), and Klaus Nomi (1944).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse ranks 224. Before him are Joseph Wirth (1879), Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1629), Herschel Grynszpan (1921), Agnes of Merania (1175), Sabine Bergmann-Pohl (1946), and Ernest, Elector of Saxony (1441). After him are Walter Hallstein (1901), Thomas Bach (1953), George, King of Saxony (1832), Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt (1765), Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1671), and Otto Ernst Remer (1912).

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