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The elderly
Countess Dowager, Katharina of Nassau-Beilstein, was indifferent as to whether the line was continued via her grandson, Philipp the Younger, or via her second, son Philipp the Elder. She held that the danger of the House of Hanau dying out could be reduced by allowing Philipp the Elder to
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rule, which had been observed in Hanau since 1375. This would mean hoping that
Philipp the younger would live to an adult age, marry and have children, who would continue the dynasty. This would have the advantage that all of the family's possessions would remain in a single hand. It would entail the
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In 1458, Philipp the Elder took over the regency for his nephew, Philipp the
Younger. This meant that the county was still effectively united, until Philipp the Younger came of age in 1467. Philipp the Elder then moved to Babenhausen, where he added to the existing castle as a residence for himself
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In retrospect, the decision turned out well, even if
Philipp the Younger did not die childless, as had been feared. Philipp the Elder and his descendants managed to extend their county considerably through their marriages. When the last male-line descendant of Philipp the Younger died in 1642, the
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The debate over the division of the county is relatively well documented. Two parties took shape in the country and its ruling family. Since
Philipp the Younger was still a minor and his interests were represented by a guardian committee, initially consisting of his maternal grandfather, Count
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When his daughter
Margaret died in 1457, Count Palatine Otto I no longer had a reason to oppose the division. This tipped the balance in favour of dividing the country. A treaty to that effect was sealed in January 1458. Philipp the Elder received the part of the county south of the river
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of
Mosbach, his paternal grandmother Katharina of Nassau-Beilstein and his uncle Philipp the Elder. This committee acted as guardians and regents until the county was divided in 1458. Thereafter, Philipp the Elder acted as the sole guardian, until Philipp the Younger came of age in 1467.
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of
Cologne, a relative of the Elector Palatine. In 1468, he decreed that the primogeniture rules would be followed in his part of the county, meaning that all but one of his sons would have to choose an ecclesiastical career. Militarily, he fought on the side of Emperor
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of
Babenhausen Castle and the imperial castle of Gelnhausen — as well as the vassals of the Counts of Hanau, all wrote to Otto I and requested that Philipp the Elder be allowed to marry. These letters are archived in the Hessian State Archive at Marburg.
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Philipp I was born on 8 November 1417 at
Windecken Castle, as the son of Lord Reinhard II of Hanau, who was later raised to Count of Hanau, and his wife Katharina of Nassau-Beilstein. Two days later, he was baptized there. He godparents were Johann Trier,
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Philipp the Elder died on 10 May 1480, just one day after the partition agreement over the inheritance with Count Simon Wecker of ZweibrĂĽcken-Bitsch had been signed. He was buried in the St. Nikolaus Church in Babenhausen. The red sandstone
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Count Reinhard III died in 1452, after reigning only a year. He was succeeded by his son Philipp "the Younger". At the time, Philipp the Younger was only four years old. This situation presented the Hanau family with a dilemma:
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Otto I was opposed to the division. He supported the interests of his daughter Margaret, the widow of Reinhard III and the mother of Philipp the Younger. He sought to position his grandson as the sole heir of the whole county.
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The supporters of Philipp the Elder organized a letter-writing campaign. Relatives of the Count and the most important organizations among their subjects — in particular the four cities in the county,
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Originally, a career in the clergy had been planned for Philipp, as he was a younger son. For unknown reasons, this did not happen; instead he engaged in a military career. In 1448, he fought with the
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Beiträge zur Geschichte der Grafschaft Hanau-Lichtenberg. Herausgegeben zum 20-jährigen Jubiläum der Partnerschaft zwischen den beiden ehemaligen gräflichen Residenzstädten Babenhausen und Bouxwiller
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We can infer how much power and prestige the Barons of Lichterberg in the Alsace must have had, from the power and prestige their heirs, the houses of
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risk that the dynasty might die out, if Philipp the Younger were to die without a male heir.
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for him and his wife and two of his sons, who died in childhood, have been preserved.
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Urkundliche Geschichte der Grafschaft Hanau-Lichtenberg im unteren Elsasse
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Albrecht (before 1474 – 24 June 1491), buried in
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553:Ancestors of Philipp I, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg
1112:Strictly speaking, one should call his territory
373:and his family. The east wing was built in 1460.
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409:and in a military campaign against the Turks.
156:; died: 10 May 1480 in Ingweiler, now called:
1039:, 2 vols., 1862, reprinted: Pirmasens, 1970
643:9. Adelheid of Nassau-Wiesbaden (1327–1344)
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895:3. Katharina of Nassau-Beilstein (d. 1459)
666:2. Reinhard II, Count of Hanau (1369–1451)
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177:The time before the division of the county
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1083:, 3rd ed., Hanau, 1919, reprinted: 1978.
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31:Philipp I, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg
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533:(dates unknown, mentioned in 1512),
18:Philip I, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg
1070:Genealogie des Hanauer Grafenhauses
951:7. Katharina of Randerode (d. 1415)
841:Henry II, Count of Nassau-Beilstein
475:. They had the following children:
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128:Reinhard II, Count of Hanau
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1032:, vol. 32, p. 63 ff
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382:Friedrich I
304:Babenhausen
80:10 May 1480
45:Babenhausen
1215:Categories
1204:Philipp II
1199:1458–1480
1001:References
483:Philipp II
312:Burgmannen
58:1417-11-08
1088:Footnotes
843:(d. 1412)
545:Ancestors
539:Neuweiler
395:Friedrich
386:Henneberg
281:Palatine
192:Frankfurt
158:Ingwiller
114:Spouse(s)
87:Ingweiler
489:Margaret
461:Epitaphs
407:Burgundy
196:Kronberg
154:Nidderau
70:Nidderau
535:provost
330:Umstadt
308:Steinau
186:of the
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498:Ludwig
430:Bitsch
418:Alsace
403:France
390:Rupert
283:Otto I
269:agnate
184:Komtur
160:) was
134:Mother
124:Father
94:Buried
1172:Died:
1165:Born:
502:Trent
438:Death
405:over
368:Reign
300:Hanau
1016:ISBN
812:12.
401:and
360:and
326:Main
306:and
172:Life
77:Died
52:Born
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774:1.
603:4.
576:8.
537:at
190:in
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