Philip I of Hesse
✓ Source-basedstableLandgrave of Hesse
Historical FiguresLived 1504 to 1567 · aged 62
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Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, nicknamed der Großmütige, was a German nobleman and a champion of the Protestant Reformation, notable for being one of the most important of the early Protestant rulers in Germany. He was also one of the main belligerents in the War of the Katzenelnbogen Succession.
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Philip of Hesse and Christine of Saxony, by Jost v. Hoff
Margarethe von der Saale, copy of a painting by an unknown artist![On 29 March 1545 Philipp read the pamphlet that contained this woodcut and wrote in a letter to John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony the next day that it pleased him very much.[8] From a series of woodcuts (1545) usually referred to as the Papstspotbilder or Papstspottbilder in German or Depictions of the Papacy in English,[9] by Lucas Cranach, commissioned by Martin Luther.[10] Title: Kissing the Pope's Feet.[11] German peasants respond to a papal bull of Pope Paul III. Caption reads: "Don't frighten us Pope, with your ban, and don't be such a furious man. Otherwise we shall turn around and show you our rears."[12][8]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/The_Papal_Belvedere.jpg/500px-The_Papal_Belvedere.jpg)
On 29 March 1545 Philipp read the pamphlet that contained this woodcut and wrote in a letter to John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony the next day that it pleased him very much.[8] From a series of woodcuts (1545) usually referred to as the Papstspotbilder or Papstspottbilder in German or Depictions of the Papacy in English,[9] by Lucas Cranach, commissioned by Martin Luther.[10] Title: Kissing the Pope's Feet.[11] German peasants respond to a papal bull of Pope Paul III. Caption reads: "Don't frighten us Pope, with your ban, and don't be such a furious man. Otherwise we shall turn around and show you our rears."[12][8]
Allegory showing Charles V (centre) enthroned over his defeated enemies (from left to right): Suleiman the Magnificent, Pope Clement VII, Francis I, the Duke of Cleves, the Duke of Saxony and the Landgrave of HesseIn their orbit 15
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Lived 1504 to 1567 · aged 62
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