Maurice de Hesse-Cassel

Maurice de Hesse-Cassel (Moritz von Hessen-Kassel), known as " Éclairé" , born the May 25th 1572 with Cassel, deceased the March 15th 1632 with Eschwege.

It was Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel of 1592 to its abdication in 1627.

Family

Wire of Guillaume IV of Hesse and Sabine of Wurtemberg.

Maurice de Hesse-Cassel married the September 23rd 1593 Agnès von Solms-Laubach (1578 - 1602), (girl of the count Jean von Solms-Laubach)

Four children were born from this union:

  • Othon de Hesse-Cassel (1594 - 1617), in 1613 it married Catherine de Bade-Durlach) (dead in 1615), (girl of the margrave Georges de Bade-Durlach), widower, it married in 1617 Anne d' Anhalt-Dessau (dead in 1626), (girl of prince Jean-Georges Ier d' Anhalt-Dessau)

Widower, Maurice de Hesse-Cassel married the April 22nd 1603 Julianne de Nassau-Dillenburg (dead in 1643), (girl of the count Jean II of Nassau-Dillenburg and little girl of Jean VI of Nassau-Dillenbourg).

Fourteen children were born from this union:

  • Philippe de Hesse-Cassel (1604 - killed in 1626)

  • Agnes de Hesse-Cassel (1606 - 1650), in 1623 it married prince Jean d' Anhalt-Dessau (death in 1660)

  • Hermann de Hesse-Cassel (1607 - 1658), landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg, in 1634 it married Sophie von Waldeck-Wildungen (dead in 1637), (girl of the count Christian von Waldeck-Wildungen) (posterity)

  • Christine de Hesse-Cassel (1625 - 1626)

  • Philippe de Hesse-Cassel (1626 - 1629)

  • Elisabeth de Hesse-Cassel (1628 - 1633)

Biography

Although Maurice de Hesse-Cassel was high in the faith Lutheran, it converts with the Calvinism into 1605. It required its subjects their conversion with the Calvinism. The conversion of Maurice de Hesse-Cassel was very discussed until the Paix of Augsburg (September 25th 1555). It tried to impose the Calvinism in the Hesse-Marburg, but this change of confession was contrary with the rules of transmissions, it followed a conflict with the Hesse-Darmstadt.

Its actions ruined Hesse-Cassel financially. In 1627, Maurice de Hesse-Cassel abdicated in favor of his/her son Guillaume V of Hesse-Cassel.

Maurice de Hesse-Cassel belonged to the first branch of the Maison of Hesse, itself resulting from the first branch of the House of the Brabant. The line of Hesse-Cassel is oldest of all the branches, always existing, it has for ascending the Voters of Hesse and Hesse-Philippstal.

Internal bonds

External bonds and sources

Enwikipedia.org

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