Philipp I, Count of Katzenelnbogen

Philipp I of Katzenelnbogen (1402–1479), also known "Philipp the Elder" was Count of Katzenelnbogen from 1444 to 1479 and was the last male descendant of the Counts of Katzenelnbogen (his two sons died before him). His parents were Johann IV, Count of Katzenelnbogen (younger line) and Anne of Katzenelnbogen (older line), who merged the two lines of the family back together in 1402.

Philipp I of Katzenelnbogen.
Count of Katzenelnbogen
Stone memorial of Philipp I, Count of Katzenelnbogen.
Born1402
Died1479
SpouseAnna of Württemberg
Anne of Nassau-Siegen
Issue
FatherJohann IV, Count of Katzenelnbogen
MotherAnne of Katzenelnbogen

Marriage and issue

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Philip married on 24 February 1422 in Darmstadt Anna of Württemberg (1408–1471),[1] daughter of Eberhard IV "the Younger" of Württemberg. In 1456, he obtained from the Pope a divorce a mensa et thoro.[2] In 1474 Philip married Anne of Nassau-Siegen.[3]

 
Philipp the younger (* 1427;[4] † 27 February 1453), elder son of Philipp I, Count of Katzenelnbogen.

Philipp had three children with his first wife:

Legacy

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  • In 1444 Philipp initiated a major renovation of the collegiate church of Sankt Goar.
  • In 1449 he bought off the rights on St. Goar held by abbot Johann of the Abbey at Prüm.
  • In 1470 he handed Upper Katzenelnbogen and its seat Darmstadt to his son-in-law Henry III, Landgrave of Upper Hesse.

Philipp's sons Eberhard and Philipp the younger died before his death, so when Philipp died in 1479, the Katzenelnbogen family died out in the male line. The County of Katzenelnbogen fell to the Landgraviate of Hesse, which was ruled at the time by Philipp's son-in-law Henry III of Hesse in Marburg, Henry having bought off the inheritance rights of Philipp's granddaughter Ottilie.


Ancestry

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References

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  1. ^ "Lebenslauf Graf Philipp der Ältere von Katzenelnbogen". www.graf-von-katzenelnbogen.de. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  2. ^ "Lebenslauf Graf Philipp der Ältere von Katzenelnbogen". www.graf-von-katzenelnbogen.de. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  3. ^ "Lebenslauf Graf Philipp der Ältere von Katzenelnbogen". www.graf-von-katzenelnbogen.de. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  4. ^ "Lebenslauf Graf Philipp der Ältere von Katzenelnbogen". www.graf-von-katzenelnbogen.de. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  5. ^ "Lebenslauf Graf Philipp der Ältere von Katzenelnbogen". www.graf-von-katzenelnbogen.de. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
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