Historedia
Person

Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse

Events
1
Episodes
3
Years
1531

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Formation of the Schmalkaldic League

    1531

    Role: Co-founder and most powerful Protestant ruler

    1. 1531 · Holy Roman EmpireDefensive Pact

      The League originated as a defensive religious alliance, with members pledging to defend each other against attacks by Emperor Charles V.

    2. 1531 · Holy Roman EmpireConfessional Conditions

      Membership was made conditional on agreement to the Lutheran Augsburg Confession or the Reformed Tetrapolitan Confession, at the insistence of the Elector of Saxony.

    3. 27 February 1531 · SchmalkaldenOfficial Establishment

      Philip I of Hesse and John Frederick I of Saxony formally established the Schmalkaldic League on 27 February 1531 in Schmalkalden.

Sources

  1. Schmalkaldic League Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-19