Philip I of Hesse and Christine of Saxony, by Jost v. Philip I of Hesse, ( 13 November 1504 - 31 March 1567) nicknamed der Großmütige (the " Magnanimous " was a leading Hoff

Christine of Saxony (25 December 1505 – 15 April 1549) was a German noblewoman. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.

Christine was the daughter of George, Duke of Saxony "the Bearded", Duke of Saxony and Barbara of Poland, Her maternal grandparents were Kazimierz IV Jagiellon, king of Poland and Elisabeth of Austria. George the Bearded, Duke of Saxony (b Meissen, 27 August 1471 - d The mediæval Duchy of Saxony was a late Early Middle Ages "Carolingian Stem duchy " covering the greater part of Northern Germany. Barbara of Poland ( 15 July 1478 &mdash 15 February 1534) was a princess of Poland and a duchess of Saxony. Casimir IV Jagiellon (Kazimierz IV Jagiellończyk; Kazimieras Jogailaitis Kazimir Jahajłavič 30 November 1427 &ndash Biography Elisabeth was the daughter of Albert II of Germany (1397-1439 and his wife Elisabeth (1409-42 heiress of Bohemia.

On 11 December 1523 in Kassel, she married Landgrave Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, called "the Magnanimous". Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Kassel (until 1926 officially Cassel) is a city situated along the Fulda River in northern Hessen, Germany, one of the two sources of the Philip I of Hesse, ( 13 November 1504 - 31 March 1567) nicknamed der Großmütige (the " Magnanimous " was a leading Magnanimity (derived from the Latin roots magn- great and anima, soul is the virtue of being great of mind and heart They had 10 children.

Somewhat interestingly, while married to Christine, Philip practised bigamy and had another 9 children with his other (morganatic) wife, Margarete von der Saale. The term polygamy (a Greek word meaning "the practice of multiple marriage" is used in related ways in Social anthropology, Sociobiology, and A morganatic marriage is a type of Marriage which can be contracted in certain countries usually between people of unequal Social rank, which prevents the passage

Children with Philip of Hesse

1. Agnes (31 May 1527 – 4 November 1555), married:
   1. in Marburg on 9 January 1541 to Maurice, Elector of Saxony;
   2. in Weimar on 26 May 1555 to John Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Marburg is a city in Hesse, Germany, on the River Lahn. It is the main town of the Marburg-Biedenkopf district Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Maurice I Elector of Saxony (b Freiberg, March 21, 1521 &ndash d Weimar (ˈvaɪmaʁ is a City in Germany. It is located in the Bundesland of Thuringia (Thüringen north of the Thüringer Wald, Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Johann Frederick II Duke of Saxony (b Torgau, 8 January 1529 - d
2. Anna (26 October 1529 – 10 July 1591), married on 24 February 1544 to Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken. Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the
3. William IV of Hesse-Kassel (24 June 1532 – 25 August 1592). William IV ( 24 June 1532 &ndash 25 August 1592) also called William the Wise, was the first Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the
4. Philipp Ludwig, died young in 1535.
5. Barbara (8 April 1536 – 8 June 1597), married:
   1. in Reichenweier on 10 September 1555 to Duke Georg I of Württemberg;
   2. in Kassel on 11 November 1568 to Count Daniel of Waldeck. Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Kassel (until 1926 officially Cassel) is a city situated along the Fulda River in northern Hessen, Germany, one of the two sources of the Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare
6. Louis IV of Hesse-Marburg (27 May 1537 – 9 October 1604). Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks.
7. Elisabeth (13 February 1539 – 14 March 1582), married on 8 July 1560 to Louis VI, Elector Palatine. Elisabeth of Hesse ( 13 February 1539 &ndash 14 March 1582) was a German noblewoman Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 In the history of the Holy Roman Empire, Louis VI Elector Palatine ( Simmern, 4 July 1539 &ndash 22 October 1583
8. Philip II of Hesse-Rheinfels (22 April 1541 – 20 November 1583). Philip II of Hesse-Rheinfels, also called Philip the Younger, (1541-1583 was the first and only Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs,
9. Christine (29 June 1543 – 13 May 1604), married in Gottorp on 17 December 1564 to Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp. Christine of Hesse-Kassel ( 29 June 1543 &ndash 13 May 1604) was duchess of Holstein-Gottorp as a wife of Duke Adolf of Holstein-Gottorp Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Gottorp ( Low German and Danish) or Gottorf ( German) is a Palace and estate in the city of Schleswig in the German Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Adolf of Holstein-Gottorp ( 25 January 1526 &ndash 1 October 1586) was the first Duke of Holstein-Gottorp from the line of Holstein-Gottorp
10. Georg I of Hesse-Darmstadt, "the Pious" (10 September 1547 – 7 February 1596). George I of Hesse-Darmstadt was the Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt from 1567 to 1596. Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince

Genetics

Through her daughter Christine, Christine of Saxony is a direct matrilineal ancestor of Nicholas II of Russia. Matrilineality is a system in which lineage is traced through the mother and maternal ancestors This implies that all of her female-line relatives (including Elisabeth of Luxembourg) are members of mitochondrial haplogroup T. In Cell biology, a mitochondrion (plural mitochondria) is a membrane-enclosed Organelle found in most eukaryotic cells. In the study of Molecular evolution, a haplogroup, from "ἁπλο-" (Greek haplo-: simple or single + "group" is a group of similar Haplotypes Haplogroup T is a Human Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA Haplogroup. Haplogroup T derives from the haplogroup JT, which also gave rise to Haplogroup