Philipp Ludwig I, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg
Philipp Ludwig I, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg succeeded his father in the government of the County of Hanau-Münzenberg in 1561.
Drawing by Karl Gruber of the grave monument of Count Philipp Ludwig I of Hanau-Münzenberg, that was destroyed during World War II
Choir of the St. Mary's Church in Hanau (foreground); the wall brackets which held the epitaph of Count Philipp Ludwig I before its destruction, can be seen on the left side. In the background the main nave of the church.
The County of Hanau-Münzenberg was a territory within the Holy Roman Empire. It emerged when the County of Hanau was divided in 1458, the other part being the county of Hanau-Lichtenberg. Due to common heirs, both counties were merged from 1642 to 1685 and from 1712 to 1736. In 1736 the last member of the House of Hanau died and the Landgrave of Hessen-Kassel inherited the county.
Philipp I (The Younger) on an altarpiece in Wörth am Main
Philipp Ludwig II
Hanau during Thirty Years' War
Johann David Welcker: Allegory on the acquisition of Surinam by Count Friedrich Casimir of Hanau in 1669. (1676) Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe. Inventary # 1164.