Philipp Wolfgang (31 July 1595, Bouxwiller (German: Buchsweiler) – 24 February [O.S. 14 February] 1641, Bouxwiller) was a count of Hanau-Lichtenberg. He ruled the county from 1625 until his death.
The focus of the government of Count Philipp Wolfgang were the problems caused by the Thirty Years' War. It is reported that he mostly led the government personally and consequently had to travel a lot.[1] This is inconsistent with the later references, which report that he was frequently ill.
His father had initiated a relatively successful policy of neutrality. He tried to continue this policy, but failed. In 1631, the war hit the district of Babenhausen, where imperial troops occupied and looted the city and Babenhausen Castle. One year later, a Swedish army led by Wolf Heinrich von Isenburg invaded the district.[2] Between 23 February and 28 March 1635, the city was (unsuccessfully) besieged by the imperial army, led by Philipp von Mansfeld.[3] In 1636, the Archbishopric of Mainz occupied Babenhausen.
The Hanau-Lichtenberg possessions in the Alsace and at the Upper Rhine were also hit. The imperial troops looted and pillaged numerous villages there, too. Philipp Wolfgang's army captured imperial redoubts at Drusenau and Lichtenau. But overall, his limited means meant that he stood little chance of asserting himself successfully in this conflict. In 1633, the Swedish troops reached the Upper Rhine part of the county. They fought battles and looted in Hanau-Lichtenberg and neighbouring territories. In Pfaffenhofen, for example, only two families survived the war. Bouxwiller, “capital” of the county, was ransacked by Croat troops in 1638. The Swedes formed an alliance with the French, who then occupied Pfaffenhofen, Bouxwiller and Ingweiler. The French occupation force was attacked by imperial troops under Field MarshalMatthias Gallas. The city of Woerth was sacked twice. The next wave of incoming soldiers was the Protestant army under Duke Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar, who established his headquarters in Brumath. Bernhard of Saxe-Weimat was a competent military leader, but did not possess his own territory. It was rumoured[by whom?] that he intended to create a separate territory from areas he had conquered in the Alsace. This brought him into conflict with France, which wanted to annex the Alsace to itself. So Philipp Wolfgang placed himself under the protection of the French king and spent much of his time at his residence in Strasbourg for security reasons. All cities and villages in his territory were affected by the war. Like his predecessor, Philipp Wolfgang did not participate in witch hunts, which were spreading rapidly, so these were rare in Hanau-Lichtenberg.
Death
In his will, Philipp Wolfgang named his eldest son Friedrich Casimir as his sole heir. His younger sons received residences, but no sovereignty. Johann Philipp received the district of Babenhausen; Johann Reinhard received Lichtenberg.
Philipp Wolfgang died on 24 February [O.S. 14 February] 1641 in Bouxwiller.[4] He was buried in Lichtenberg.
Marriage and issue
Tombstone of Count Johann Ludwig of Hanau-Lichtenberg in the City Church in Bouxwiller
Tombstone of Countess Anna Elisabeth of Hanau-Lichtenberg in the City Church of Bouxwiller
Wolfgang Philipp married twice:
15 November 1619 Countess Johanna of Oettingen (born: 30 August 1602; died: 17 September 1639 in Strasbourg, initially buried in St. Peter in Strasbourg, then transferred to Bouxwiller (German: Buchsweiler and buried with Philipp Wolfgang).[5] In this marriage were born:
Johann Ludwig (born: 14 June 1621 in Strasbourg; died: 30 January 1623 in Bouxwiller), buried in the City Church in Bouxwiller
Anna Elisabeth (born: 19 May 1622 in Bouxwiller; died: 21 May 1622 in Bouxwiller), buried in the City Church in Bouxwiller
Sophie Eleonore (13 April 1630 in Bouxwiller; died:30 April [O.S. 20 April] 1662 in La Petite-Pierre, buried in Bouxwiller), unmarried, lived with her sister Agatha Christine. A funeral sermon was published at her funeral.[7]
Christian Eberhard (born: 27 July [O.S. 17 July 17] 1635 in Strasbourg, died: 4 May 1636, in Strasbourg, buried in Bouxwiller). At his funeral, a funeral sermon was published.[8]
After 17 May 1640 Wild- and RhinegravineDorothea Diana of Salm (born: 25 July 1604 in Criechingen, died: 19 December 1672 in Wörth), widow of Count Ludwig Philipp of Rappoltstein (died: 19 December 1672). She was buried in Bouxwiller. A funeral sermon was published by Günther Heiler, Superintendent and Consistory Councillor of the county of Hanau-Lichtenberg.[9]
Reinhard Dietrich: Die Landesverfassung in dem Hanauischen, Hanauer Geschichtsblätter, vol. 34, Hanau 1996, ISBN3-9801933-6-5
M. Goltzené: Aus der Geschichte des Amtes Buchsweiler, in: Pay d’Alsace, issue 111/112, p. 64 ff
Wilhelm Morhardt: Hanau alt's – in Ehren b'halt's – Die Grafen von Hanau-Lichtenberg in Geschichte und Geschichten, Babenhausen einst und jetz, vol. 10, Babenhausen, 1984
Fritz Roth: Restlose Auswertung von Leichenpredigten und Personalschriften für genealogische und kulturhistorische Zwecke, vol 6, Boppart, 1970
Reinhard Suchier: Genealogie des Hanauer Grafenhauses, in: Festschrift des Hanauer Geschichtsvereins zu seiner fünfzigjährigen Jubelfeier am 27. August 1894, Hanau, 1894
Georg Wittenberger: Stadtlexikon Babenhausen, Babenhausen, 1995
Ernst J. Zimmermann: Hanau Stadt und Land, third edition, Hanau, 1919, reprinted 1978.
^A funeral sermon by Jacobus Hindermeier was published on the occasion of her death in 1641 in Strasbourg, see: Roth, No. R 5018
^Hessian State Archives in Darmstadt, file D7,1/1 says it was 24 January 24, 1627
^Funeral sermon by Sebastian König, see: Gustav Früh et al.: Die Leichenpredigten des Stadtarchivs Braunschweig. vol. 3, Hannover, 1979, signature: vol. 34 Nr. 10
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Philipp Wolfgang 31 July 1595 Bouxwiller German Buchsweiler 24 February O S 14 February 1641 Bouxwiller was a count of Hanau Lichtenberg He ruled the county from 1625 until his death Philipp WolfgangBorn31 July 1595BouxwillerDied24 February O S 14 February 1641BouxwillerBuriedLichtenbergNoble familyHouse of HanauSpouse s Johanna of OettingenDorothea Diana of SalmFatherJohann Reinhard I Count of Hanau LichtenbergMotherCountess Maria Elisabeth of Hohenlohe Neuenstein Weikersheim Contents 1 Youth 2 Government 3 Death 4 Marriage and issue 5 Ancestors 6 References 7 FootnotesYouth EditPhilipp Wolfgang was a son of Count Johann Reinhard I of Hanau Lichtenberg 1569 1625 and his wife Countess Maria Elisabeth of Hohenlohe Neuenstein Weikersheim 1576 1605 He attended the University of Strasbourg His Grand Tour took him via Germany to France Italy and England Government EditThe focus of the government of Count Philipp Wolfgang were the problems caused by the Thirty Years War It is reported that he mostly led the government personally and consequently had to travel a lot 1 This is inconsistent with the later references which report that he was frequently ill His father had initiated a relatively successful policy of neutrality He tried to continue this policy but failed In 1631 the war hit the district of Babenhausen where imperial troops occupied and looted the city and Babenhausen Castle One year later a Swedish army led by Wolf Heinrich von Isenburg invaded the district 2 Between 23 February and 28 March 1635 the city was unsuccessfully besieged by the imperial army led by Philipp von Mansfeld 3 In 1636 the Archbishopric of Mainz occupied Babenhausen The Hanau Lichtenberg possessions in the Alsace and at the Upper Rhine were also hit The imperial troops looted and pillaged numerous villages there too Philipp Wolfgang s army captured imperial redoubts at Drusenau and Lichtenau But overall his limited means meant that he stood little chance of asserting himself successfully in this conflict In 1633 the Swedish troops reached the Upper Rhine part of the county They fought battles and looted in Hanau Lichtenberg and neighbouring territories In Pfaffenhofen for example only two families survived the war Bouxwiller capital of the county was ransacked by Croat troops in 1638 The Swedes formed an alliance with the French who then occupied Pfaffenhofen Bouxwiller and Ingweiler The French occupation force was attacked by imperial troops under Field Marshal Matthias Gallas The city of Woerth was sacked twice The next wave of incoming soldiers was the Protestant army under Duke Bernhard of Saxe Weimar who established his headquarters in Brumath Bernhard of Saxe Weimat was a competent military leader but did not possess his own territory It was rumoured by whom that he intended to create a separate territory from areas he had conquered in the Alsace This brought him into conflict with France which wanted to annex the Alsace to itself So Philipp Wolfgang placed himself under the protection of the French king and spent much of his time at his residence in Strasbourg for security reasons All cities and villages in his territory were affected by the war Like his predecessor Philipp Wolfgang did not participate in witch hunts which were spreading rapidly so these were rare in Hanau Lichtenberg Death EditIn his will Philipp Wolfgang named his eldest son Friedrich Casimir as his sole heir His younger sons received residences but no sovereignty Johann Philipp received the district of Babenhausen Johann Reinhard received Lichtenberg Philipp Wolfgang died on 24 February O S 14 February 1641 in Bouxwiller 4 He was buried in Lichtenberg Marriage and issue Edit Tombstone of Count Johann Ludwig of Hanau Lichtenberg in the City Church in Bouxwiller Tombstone of Countess Anna Elisabeth of Hanau Lichtenberg in the City Church of Bouxwiller Wolfgang Philipp married twice 15 November 1619 Countess Johanna of Oettingen born 30 August 1602 died 17 September 1639 in Strasbourg initially buried in St Peter in Strasbourg then transferred to Bouxwiller German Buchsweiler and buried with Philipp Wolfgang 5 In this marriage were born Johann Ludwig born 14 June 1621 in Strasbourg died 30 January 1623 in Bouxwiller buried in the City Church in Bouxwiller Anna Elisabeth born 19 May 1622 in Bouxwiller died 21 May 1622 in Bouxwiller buried in the City Church in Bouxwiller Friedrich Casimir born 4 August 1623 died 30 March 1685 Dorothea Elisabeth November 19 1624 in Bouxwiller died 21 November 1624 buried in the City Church in Bouxwiller Johann Philipp born 23 January O S 13 January 1626 in Bouxwiller died 18 December 1669 in Babenhausen Johanna Juliane born 4 January 1627 6 at Bouxwiller died 4 September 1628 in Bouxwiller Johann Reinhard II born 23 January O S 13 January 1628 in Bouxwiller died 25 April 1666 in Bischofsheim am hohen Steg Sophie Eleonore 13 April 1630 in Bouxwiller died 30 April O S 20 April 1662 in La Petite Pierre buried in Bouxwiller unmarried lived with her sister Agatha Christine A funeral sermon was published at her funeral 7 Agatha Christine born 23 September 1632 died 5 December 1681 married to Leopold Louis Count Palatine of Veldenz Lutzelstein Christian Eberhard born 27 July O S 17 July 17 1635 in Strasbourg died 4 May 1636 in Strasbourg buried in Bouxwiller At his funeral a funeral sermon was published 8 After 17 May 1640 Wild and Rhinegravine Dorothea Diana of Salm born 25 July 1604 in Criechingen died 19 December 1672 in Worth widow of Count Ludwig Philipp of Rappoltstein died 19 December 1672 She was buried in Bouxwiller A funeral sermon was published by Gunther Heiler Superintendent and Consistory Councillor of the county of Hanau Lichtenberg 9 Ancestors EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed July 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Ancestors of Philipp Wolfgang Count of Hanau Lichtenberg8 Philipp IV Count of Hanau Lichtenberg 1514 1590 4 Philipp V Count of Hanau Lichtenberg 1541 1599 9 Eleonore of Furstenberg 1523 1544 2 Johann Reinhard I Count of Hanau Lichtenberg 1569 1625 10 Jakob of Zweibrucken Bitsch 1510 1570 5 Countess Ludowika Margaretha of Zweibrucken Bitsch 1540 1569 11 Katharina of Honstein d 1570 1 Philipp Wolfgang Count of Hanau Lichtenberg12 Ludwig Casimir of Hohenlohe Neuenstein Langenburg 1517 1568 6 Wolfgang von Hohenlohe Neuenstein Weikersheim 1546 1610 13 Anna of Solms Laubach 1522 1594 3 Maria Elisabeth of Hohenlohe Neuenstein Weikersheim 1576 1605 14 William I Count of Nassau Siegen 1487 1559 7 Magdalene von Nassau Dillenburg 1547 1633 15 Juliana of Stolberg 1506 1580 References EditReinhard Dietrich Die Landesverfassung in dem Hanauischen Hanauer Geschichtsblatter vol 34 Hanau 1996 ISBN 3 9801933 6 5 M Goltzene Aus der Geschichte des Amtes Buchsweiler in Pay d Alsace issue 111 112 p 64 ff Wilhelm Morhardt Hanau alt s in Ehren b halt s Die Grafen von Hanau Lichtenberg in Geschichte und Geschichten Babenhausen einst und jetz vol 10 Babenhausen 1984 Fritz Roth Restlose Auswertung von Leichenpredigten und Personalschriften fur genealogische und kulturhistorische Zwecke vol 6 Boppart 1970 Reinhard Suchier Genealogie des Hanauer Grafenhauses in Festschrift des Hanauer Geschichtsvereins zu seiner funfzigjahrigen Jubelfeier am 27 August 1894 Hanau 1894 Georg Wittenberger Stadtlexikon Babenhausen Babenhausen 1995 Ernst J Zimmermann Hanau Stadt und Land third edition Hanau 1919 reprinted 1978 Footnotes Edit See Roth pp 14 ff Wittenberger p 64 Wittenberger p 91 Goltz p 69 says it was in Lichtenberg A funeral sermon by Jacobus Hindermeier was published on the occasion of her death in 1641 in Strasbourg see Roth No R 5018 Hessian State Archives in Darmstadt file D7 1 1 says it was 24 January 24 1627 Funeral sermon by Sebastian Konig see Gustav Fruh et al Die Leichenpredigten des Stadtarchivs Braunschweig vol 3 Hannover 1979 signature vol 34 Nr 10 Funeral sermon by Jakob Hindermeier see Roth see Roth No 5024 Philipp Wolfgang Count of Hanau LichtenbergHouse of HanauBorn 31 July 1595 Died 24 February 1641Preceded byJohann Reinhard I Count of Hanau Lichtenberg1625 1641 Succeeded byFriedrich Casimir Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Philipp Wolfgang Count of Hanau Lichtenberg amp oldid 1114127533, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
