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Anna of Saxony. Henry III, Landgrave of Upper Hesse, called "the Rich" (15 October 1440 [1] – 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 ...
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Effigy of Henry III, Landgrave of Upper-Hesse in St. Elizabeth's Church. 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. His nickname "the Rich" is indicative of his fortune in territory and tolls on the Rhine ...
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. Hesse was re-unified under Landgrave William II in 1500.
- State of the Holy Roman Empire
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
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William I (1466–1515) Landgrave of Lower Hesse; William II (1469–1509) Landgrave of Lower Hesse , reunited Hesse in 1500 Landgraves of Upper Hesse (Marburg) 1458–1500. 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 ...
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. His nickname "the Rich" is indicative of his ...
Mathilde of Hesse (4 July 1473 in Blankenstein – 19 February 1505 in Cologne) was a Landrave princess from birth and became the Duchess of Cleves and Countess of La Marck through her marriage to John II, Duke of Cleves in 1489 until her death. She was the daughter of Henry III, Landgrave of Upper Hesse (1441-1483) and his wife Anna of ...
