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- William III (30 April 1425 – 17 September 1482), called the Brave (in German Wilhelm der Tapfere), was landgrave of Thuringia (from 1445) and claimant duke of Luxemburg (from 1457). He is actually the second William to rule Thuringia, and in Luxembourg; he was the third Margrave of Meissen named William.
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William III (30 April 1425 – 17 September 1482), called the Brave (in German Wilhelm der Tapfere), was landgrave of Thuringia (from 1445) and claimant duke of Luxemburg (from 1457). He is actually the second William to rule Thuringia, and in Luxembourg; he was the third Margrave of Meissen named William.
- 30 April 1425, Meissen, Germany
- Margaret of Thuringia
William III (30 April 1425 – 17 September 1482), called the Brave (in German Wilhelm der Tapfere ), was landgrave of Thuringia (from 1445) and claimant duke of Luxemburg (from 1457). He is actually the second William to rule Thuringia, and in Luxembourg; he was the third Margrave of Meissen named William. Judenkopf Groschen.
William III (30 April 1425 – 17 September 1482), called the Brave (in German Wilhelm der Tapfere), was landgrave of Thuringia (from 1445) and claimant duke of Luxemburg (from 1457). He is actually the second William to rule Thuringia, and in Luxembourg; he was the third Margrave of Meissen named William.
- 30 April 1425, Meissen, Germany
- House of Wettin
- 17 September 1482 (aged 57), Weimar, Germany
- Anne of Luxembourg
1002–1003 William II, Count of Weimar; 1046–1062 William IV, grandson, Margrave of Meissen; 1062–1067 Otto, brother, Margrave of Meissen; 1067–1090 Egbert II, son-in-law, Count of Brunswick from the Brunonen dynasty, killed in 1090, line extinct; Landgraves of Thuringia Winzenburger
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.
- Feudal Duchy
- Roman Catholicism
William III (30 April 1425 – 17 September 1482), called the Brave (in German Wilhelm der Tapfere), was landgrave of Thuringia (from 1445) and claimant duke of Luxemburg (from 1457). He is actually the second William to rule Thuringia, and in Luxembourg; he was the third Margrave of Meissen named William.
Engraving of the tomb of William III the Bold, Duke of Luxemburg and Landgrave of Thuringia. Whole length effigy with helmet and armour, holding a banner and sword in hands. The figure is surrounded by a Latin inscription. With borders trimmed. From a series of views of the tombs of the rulers of Thuringia.
