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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;talerman, post: 5132805, member: 89314&quot;]Great idea for a thread. Unfortunately for me, the mediaeval rulers have the best names and they are before my period. Still, here&#039;s a contribution.</p><p><br /></p><p>Germany HESSE Philipp der Grossmütige (the Magnanimous or Generous) 1/2 Taler 1564</p><p><br /></p><p>A friend of Luther, Philipp was one of the first German princes to become Protestant and founded the first Evangelical university at Marburg.&nbsp; As a leader of the the Protestant Schmalkaldische League, he was defeated by Emperor Charles V at the battle of Mühlberg in 1547, captured and imprisoned for 5 years.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1204417[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1204418[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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