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Henry I of Hesse "the Child" ( German: Heinrich das Kind) (24 June 1244 – 21 December 1308) was the first Landgrave of Hesse. He was the son of Henry II, Duke of Brabant and Sophie of Thuringia.
After the War of the Thuringian Succession upon the death of Landgrave Henry Raspe in 1247, his niece Duchess Sophia of Brabant secured the Hessian possessions for her minor son Henry the Child, who would become the first landgrave of Hesse and founder of the House of Hesse in 1246.
Henry I of Hesse was raised to the status of prince by King Adolf of Germany in 1292. From 1308 to 1311, and again from 1458, the landgraviate was divided into Upper Hesse and Lower Hesse. Hesse was re-unified under Landgrave William II in 1500.
In 1567 Hesse was divided between his four sons: William IV (1532 – 1592) Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, see Hesse-Kassel. Louis IV (1537 – 1604) Landgrave of Hesse-Marburg, see below. Philip II (1541 – 1583) Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels, see below. George I (1547 –1596) Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, see Hesse-Darmstadt.
Henry I of Hesse "the Child" ( German: Heinrich das Kind) (24 June 1244 – 21 December 1308) was the first Landgrave of Hesse. He was the son of Henry II, Duke of Brabant and Sophie of Thuringia.
history. The subject of this project is to descripe the rulers of the house of Hesse and its branches. This project is a subproject to Noble houses of Europe. Hesse, 1264–1458. Henry I the Child 1264–1308. Otto the Elder son of Henry I, 1308–1328 until 1311in Upper Hesse (Marburg), reunited Hesse in 1311, by the dead of John.
Jan 14, 2023 · Biography. Heinrich I von Hessen byname 'das Kind' (b. 24 June 1244 - d. Marburg, 21 December 1308) was from 1263 the first Landgraf von Hessen. He belonged to the House of the Reiniers and after this was founder of the House of Hessen. Son of hertog Hendrik II van Brabant and Sofia von Thüringen.
