Herman IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg
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Landgrave Hermann IV of Hesse-Rotenburg (born: 15 August 1607 in Kassel
; died: 25 March 1658 in Rotenburg an der Fulda
), was the first Landgrave of the semi-independent Landgraviate of Hesse-Rotenburg. He was the fourth son of the Landgrave Maurice of Hesse-Kassel
and his second wife Countess Juliane of Nassau-Dillenburg
.
Herman suffered all his life from a crippled foot and had to wear iron braces to support his leg. This made a military career impossible. Instead, he went into the scientific field. He became a renowned researcher in the fields of meteorology, mathematics, astronomy and geography. His treatise Beiläufige Cosmographische Beschreibung des Niederfürstentums Hessen of 1641 is among the standard works of 17th century Hessian geography. The school in Rotenburg was destroyed in 1637, during the Thirty Years' War
. In 1651, Herman built a new school, at his own expense, at the address Löbergasse 2, as indicated by an inscription on the building.
After addtional territories had been acquired, the Landgraviate of Hesse-Rotenburg was divided among three brothers in 1648. Herman retained a reduced Hesse-Rotenburg; Frederick received Hesse-Eschwege and Ernest
recieved Hesse-Rheinfels
. In 1655, Frederick died without a male heir, and Eschwege fell to Ernest. In 1658, Herman died childless and Rotenburg also fell to Ernest.
Kassel
Kassel is a town located on the Fulda River in northern Hesse, Germany. It is the administrative seat of the Kassel Regierungsbezirk and the Kreis of the same name and has approximately 195,000 inhabitants.- History :...
; died: 25 March 1658 in Rotenburg an der Fulda
Rotenburg an der Fulda
Rotenburg an der Fulda is a town in Hersfeld-Rotenburg district in northeastern Hesse, Germany lying, as the name says, on the river Fulda.- Geography :- Location :...
), was the first Landgrave of the semi-independent Landgraviate of Hesse-Rotenburg. He was the fourth son of the Landgrave Maurice of Hesse-Kassel
Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
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and his second wife Countess Juliane of Nassau-Dillenburg
Countess Juliane of Nassau-Dillenburg
Countess Juliane of Nassau-Dillenburg , was the fifth child and second daughter of Count John VII of Nassau-Dillenburg , who became Count John I of Nassau-Siegen when his father's inheritance was divided in 1606, and his wife Countess Magdalena of Waldeck .- Life :Juliane was married on...
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Life
When the Landgraviate of Hesse-Rotenburg was established in 1627, Herman IV took up the regency in Rotenburg. In 1634, he married Sophie Juliane of Waldeck. She died in 1637. Herman then married Juliane Kunigunde of Anhalt in 1642. Both marriagees remained childless. Herman and Juliane Kunigunde in the abbey church of Rotenburg.Herman suffered all his life from a crippled foot and had to wear iron braces to support his leg. This made a military career impossible. Instead, he went into the scientific field. He became a renowned researcher in the fields of meteorology, mathematics, astronomy and geography. His treatise Beiläufige Cosmographische Beschreibung des Niederfürstentums Hessen of 1641 is among the standard works of 17th century Hessian geography. The school in Rotenburg was destroyed in 1637, during the Thirty Years' War
Thirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War was fought primarily in what is now Germany, and at various points involved most countries in Europe. It was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history....
. In 1651, Herman built a new school, at his own expense, at the address Löbergasse 2, as indicated by an inscription on the building.
After addtional territories had been acquired, the Landgraviate of Hesse-Rotenburg was divided among three brothers in 1648. Herman retained a reduced Hesse-Rotenburg; Frederick received Hesse-Eschwege and Ernest
Ernest, Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels
Landgrave Ernest of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg , was from 1649 to 1658 his death Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels and from 1658 until his death Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg. Because his brothers died young, all later Landgraves in the Rotenburg Quarter are descendants of Ernest...
recieved Hesse-Rheinfels
Hesse-Rheinfels
Hesse-Rheinfels was created as a cadet line of Hesse for Philip II, Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels , landgrave from 1567 until 1583, and as a cadet line of Hesse-Kassel for Ernest, Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels , landgrave from 1627 until 1658.-First creation:Philip was the third son of Philip the...
. In 1655, Frederick died without a male heir, and Eschwege fell to Ernest. In 1658, Herman died childless and Rotenburg also fell to Ernest.
External links
- Http://www.geschichtsverein-rotenburg.de