Just as he was he had to go and rouse the gracious Count Philip.
It obtained city rights in 1163 from Count Philip of Flanders.
On 12 September 1468, she married Count Philip I the Younger of Hanau-Münzenberg.
The county was divided between him and his nephew, Count Philip I "the Younger".
In 1177 he became a crusader, in company with a companion of his youth, Count Philip of Flanders.
Their first appearance is on a seal of Count Philip of Alsace, dating from 1163.
In 1479, Count Philip the Elder died without a male heir and the county passed to Hesse.
Adriana (1470-1524), married in 1490 with Count Philip of Solms-Lich (1468-1544).
She was Johanna (d. 1633), the daughter of Count Philip of Eberstein.
"This is how war is begun: such is my advice," said Count Philip of Flanders in 1174.