How did Philip of Hesse affect Hesse?

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Landgrave Philip the Magnanimous (see Philip of Hesse ), a leading figure in the German Reformation, was responsible for reuniting a territory that had been torn by border disputes with neighboring areas. At his death (1567) Philip's lands were divided among his four sons, with Kassel, Marburg, Rheinfels, and Darmstadt their respective capitals.

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