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Henry III, Landgrave of Upper Hesse, called "the Rich" (15 October 1440 – 13 January 1483) was the second son of Louis I of Hesse and his wife Anna of Saxony. Upon the death of his father Louis I in 1458, Henry received Upper Hesse and his brother Louis II received Lower Hesse .
- 15 October 1440
- Anna of Saxony
Henry III, Landgrave of Upper Hesse, called "the Rich" (15 October 1440 – 13 January 1483) was the second son of Louis I of Hesse and his wife Anna of Saxony. Upon the death of his father Louis I in 1458, Henry received Upper Hesse and his brother Louis II received Lower Hesse. He succeeded to the title of Landgrave of Hesse-Marburg in 1458.
The remaining Thuringian landgraviate fell to the Wettin 's Henry III, Margrave of Meissen. 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.
- State of the Holy Roman Empire
Upper Hesse: Adelaide of Ravensberg 1297 Marburg five children Divided Hesse with his brother. After the latter's death with no descendants, he reunited Hesse. 1311–1328: Landgraviate of Hesse: Henry II the Iron: 1299: 1328–1376: 3 June 1376: Landgraviate of Hesse: Elisabeth of Thuringia 1321 five children Sons of Otto I, ruled jointly ...
- 1264
- Ernest Louis (as grand duke)
- Henry I (as landgrave)
- His Royal Highness
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Henry III (1440 –1483) Landgrave of Upper Hesse, second son of Louis I. William III "the Younger" (1471 –1500) Landgrave of Upper Hesse. Landgraves of Hesse 1500–1567. William II (1469–1509) Landgrave of Lower Hesse, reunited Hesse in 1500. Philip I the Magnanimous (1504 - 1567) Landgrave of Hesse.
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
Henry III, Landgrave of Upper Hesse, called "the Rich" (15 October 1440 – 13 January 1483) was the second son of Louis I of Hesse and his wife Anna of Saxony. Upon the death of his father Louis I in 1458, Henry received Upper Hesse and his brother Louis II received Lower Hesse .
