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Philipp der Großmüthige und Georg I.

Philip the Magnanimous and George I

Landgraves of Hessen

Johann Baptist Scholl
1845

Darmstadt / Philipp der Großmüthige und Georg I.

Description

Two stone statues of Landgraves of Hessen-Darmstadt in the entrance gate of the castle. At the feet of both is a lion with the coat of arms of Hesse.

Philipp I
der Großmüthige

Landgraf von Hessen

geboren am 13 November 1564.
gestorben am 31 Marz 1567.

Georg I

Landgraf von Hessen

geboren am 10 September 1547.
gestorben am 7 Februar 1596.

Philipp I. der GroÃŸmütige, Philip the Magnanimous (Marburg 1504 - Kassel 1567), Landgrave of Hessen, 1509/18-1567 (Wikipedia).
and his son:
Georg I. von Hessen-Darmstadt (Kassel 1547 - Darmstadt 1596), First Landgrave of Hesse Darmstadt, 1567-1596 (Wikipedia).

Inscription(s)

Signed: (both) 18 SB 45

Annotation

The statues were until 1934 on the Karolinenplatz.

Sculptor

Johann Baptist Scholl der Jüngere (Mainz 1818 - Limburg an der Lahn 1881), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Stadt Darmstadt, Faltblatt Das Darmstädter Schloss PDF on-line.

Locatie (N 49°52'23" - E 8°39'18") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: dehs124; Photograph: 30 September 2012
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