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Louis III, nicknamed Louis the Pious or Louis the Mild (1151/52 – 16 October 1190) was a member of the Ludowingians dynasty who ruled as Landgrave of Thuringia from 1172 until his death. Life. He was the eldest son of Landgrave Louis II and his wife Judith of Hohenstaufen. In 1172, he succeeded his father as Landgrave of Thuringia.
- 1151 or 1152
- Judith of Hohenstaufen
Upon the death of Landgrave Frederick IV in 1440, Thuringia fell to his nephew Elector Frederick II of Saxony. The inheritance conflict with his brother William III led to the 1445 Division of Altenburg and the Saxon Fratricidal War over the Wettin lands. The Thuringian lands fell to William III when he died childless in 1482.
- Feudal Duchy
- Roman Catholicism
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Aug 5, 2021 · Louis III, Landgrave of Thuringia, nicknamed Louis the Pious or Louis the Mild (1151/2 – 16 October 1190, in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, near Cyprus) was a German nobleman. He was a member of the Ludowingians dynasty and was the ruling Landgrave of Thuringia from 1172 until his death. Ludwig III von Thüringen was born either in 1151 or 1152.
- Male
- София Владимировна (Vladimorovna) Минская
Thanks to his marriage with Hedwig of Gudensberg he obtained the rule over an extensive heritage, after the death of his father-in-law, Count Giso IV, which led to the union of Thuringia and Hesse. In 1137 Louis became Landgrave of Hesse-Gudensberg as well. His close relationship to the King Lothair III favoured his rise into the rank of a prince.
- (?), (?)
- Adelheid of Stade
- 12 January 1140
- Louis the Springer
Louis III, nicknamed Louis the Pious or Louis the Mild (1151/52 – 16 October 1190) was a member of the Ludowingians dynasty who ruled as Landgrave of Thuringia from 1172 until his death. Ludvík III. Durynský (německy Ludwig III. der Fromme nebo Ludwig der Milde; 1151/1152? – 16.
Ludwig Ludwig III Landgrave of Landgraf von Thüringen von Thüringen (Ludowinger) aka Thuringia (est. 1151 - 16 Oct 1190)
Sep 6, 2022 · Louis I, Landgrave of Thuringia. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to: navigation, search . Ludwig I or Louis I (died January 12, 1140) was ruler of Thuringia from 1123 to 1140. [edit] Biography. The son of Earl Ludwig der Springer ("the jumper") and his wife Adelheid, he was nominated Landgraf of Thuringia by the Emperor Lothair I in 1131.
