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Henry III, called Henry the Illustrious ( Heinrich der Erlauchte) (c. 1215 – 15 February 1288) from the House of Wettin was Margrave of Meissen and last Margrave of Lusatia (as Henry IV) from 1221 until his death; from 1242 also Landgrave of Thuringia .
history of Thuringia. …over the long-disputed succession (1256–63), Henry III (the Illustrious), margrave of Meissen, of the house of Wettin, made good his claim and invested his son Albert with Thuringia in 1265.
In 928 and 929, during the final campaign against the Glomacze tribes, Henry the Fowler, East Frankish king since 919, chose a rock above the confluence of the Elbe and Triebisch rivers to erect a new fortress, called Misni ( Meissen) Castle after the nearby Meisa stream. The fortifications were renamed Albrechtsburg in the 15th century.
Nov 22, 2023 · Updated on Nov 22, 2023. Edit. Like. Comment. Henry III, called Henry the Illustrious ( Heinrich der Erlauchte) (c. 1215 – 15 February 1288) from the House of Wettin was Margrave of Meissen and last Margrave of Lusatia (as Henry IV) from 1221 until his death; from 1242 also Landgrave of Thuringia. Contents. Life. Family. References. Life.
In 1265 Margrave Henry III granted the Landgraviate of Thuringia and the Palatinate to Albert and the Margraviate of Landsberg in the Osterland to his younger brother Dietrich. Henry III kept for himself the Margraviates of Meissen and Lusatia as a formal power over his sons.
Margrave of Meissen and Lusatia from 1221 to 1288. Upload media. Wikipedia. Name in native language. Heinrich III. der Erlauchte. Date of birth. c. 1215 (statement with Gregorian date earlier than 1584) Meissen. Date of death.
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He had an armed force when he entered Thuringia to meet with Eckard II, Margrave of Meissen, whose advice and counsel he desired on the recent successes of Duke Bretislaus I of Bohemia in Poland. Only a Bohemian embassy bearing hostages appeased Henry and he disbanded his army and continued his tour.
