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Philip of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein

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Philip of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein (17 February 1550 – 6 March 1606), Count of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, was an army commander in service of the Dutch Republic. Early life and ancestry Philip was born into an old House of Hohenlohe, as the son of Count Ludwig Kasimir von Hohenlohe-Waldenburg (1517-1568) and his wife, Countess Anna zu Solms-Lich (1522-1594). Biography Philip of Hohenlohe, also called Hollock, had been in service of William I of Orange since 1575, and he was William's Lieutenant-general in Holland. Hohenlohe conquered Geertruidenberg in 1576, Steenbergen in 1577, Tholen and Breda and later amongst others Mengen and Gennep (1599). In 1590 he constructed a fort at 's-Hertogenbosch.

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Philip of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein (17 February 1550 – 6 March 1606), Count of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, was an army commander in service of the Dutch Republic. Early life and ancestry Philip was born into an old House of Hohenlohe, as the son of Count Ludwig Kasimir von Hohenlohe-Waldenburg (1517-1568) and his wife, Countess Anna zu Solms-Lich (1522-1594). Biography Philip of Hohenlohe, also called Hollock, had been in service of William I of Orange since 1575, and he was William's Lieutenant-general in Holland. Hohenlohe conquered Geertruidenberg in 1576, Steenbergen in 1577, Tholen and Breda and later amongst others Mengen and Gennep (1599). In 1590 he constructed a fort at 's-Hertogenbosch.

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