Philipp, Prince of Hesse-Darmstadt
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| born on | 20 July 1671 (greg.) at 03:00 (= 03:00 AM ) | ||||
| Place | Darmstadt, Germany, 49n53, 8e40 | ||||
| Timezone | LMT m8e40 (is local mean time) | ||||
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| Astrology data |   27°12'   05°27 Asc. 11°59'
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Biography
Prince of Hesse-Darmstadt, Imperial Field Marshal and Governor of Mantua.
Philip was a younger son of Ludwig VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1630–1678) and his second wife Elisabeth Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg (1640–1709), daughter of Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha.
Philipp fought for the Habsburgs in the Spanish War of Succession and became in 1708 Field Marshal and Supreme Commander of the Imperial troops in newly conquered Naples. After the war in 1714, under influence of Prince Eugene of Savoy, he became governor of the former Duchy of Mantua until his death.
Philipp was a great lover of music. When he commanded the Austrian Army in Naples, he was patron of Nicola Porpora, and when he was governor of Mantua, he made Antonio Vivaldi Maestro di Cappella of his court. Vivaldi wrote the opera Tito Manlio in Philipp's honour.
Philipp married on 24 March 1693, in Brussels with Marie Therese of Croÿ (1673–1714), daughter of Ferdinand François Joseph, Duke of Croy-Havré. For this marriage, he converted to Catholicism, despite heavy protest by his mother. They had 5 children.
He died on 11 August 1736 in Vienna.
Relationships
- child->parent relationship with Elisabeth Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (born 8 January 1640 Jul.Cal. (18 Jan 1640 greg.))
- sibling relationship with Auguste Magdalene of Hessen-Darmstadt (born 6 March 1657 (greg.)). Notes: Half-siblings
- sibling relationship with Elisabeth Dorothea, Princess of Hesse-Darmstadt (born 24 April 1676 (greg.))
- sibling relationship with Ernst Ludwig, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (born 15 December 1667 (greg.))
- sibling relationship with Friedrich, Prince of Hesse-Darmstadt (born 18 September 1677 (greg.))
- sibling relationship with Georg, Prince of Hesse-Darmstadt (born 25 April 1669 (greg.))
- sibling relationship with Heinrich, Prince of Hesse-Darmstadt (born 29 September 1674 (greg.))
- sibling relationship with Marie Elisabeth, Duchess of Saxe-Römhild (born 11 March 1656 (greg.)). Notes: Half-siblings
Events
Source Notes
Sy Scholfield quotes from "Historisch-genealogisches Handbuch über alle Linien des hohen Regentenhauses Hessen" by Jacob Christoph Carl Hoffmeister (Scheel, 1861), p. 143: "Philipp, geb. den 20 Juli 1671, Morgens 3 Uhr."
Categories
- Family : Relationship : Number of Marriages (One)
- Family : Parenting : Kids more than 3 (Five)
- Vocation : Military : Military career
- Notable : Famous : Royal family (House of Hesse-Darmstadt)
