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Philipp IV, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg | |
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| Born | 20 September 1514 Babenhausen |
| Died | 19 February 1590 (aged 75) Lichtenberg Castle, County of Hanau-Lichtenberg |
| Buried | Castle Church in Lichtenberg |
| Noble family | House of Hanau |
| Spouse(s) | Eleonore of Fürstenberg |
| Father | Philipp III, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg |
| Mother | Sibylle of Baden |
Philipp IV of Hanau-Lichtenberg (20 September 1514, in Babenhausen – 19 February 1590,[1] in Lichtenberg) was from 1538 to 1590 the reigning Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg. Before his accession he had already conducted government business on behalf of his father, Count Philipp III. He was very interested in alchemy.
- ^ Document D1.1/1 in the Staatsarchiv Darmstadt says it was on 14 February 1590