Hessen-Kassel, Moritz von 05/25/1572 - 03/15/1632

Moritz "the Learned" von Hessen-Kassel (1572-1632) ruled Hessen-Kassel from 1592 until 1627. He was well educated, reported to be able to speak eight languages and caused the first independent theater in German-speaking Europe, the Ottoneum, to be built. He was a skillful musician and serious composer who also discovered and promoted Heinrich Schütz.