Henry III, Landgrave of Upper Hesse
Noble person
1440 – 1483
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Who was Henry III, Landgrave of Upper Hesse?
Henry III, Landgrave of Upper Hesse, called "the Rich" 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 fortune in territory and tolls on the Rhine received by his marriage to Anna, daughter and heir of Philip, the last Count of Katzenelnbogen and his wife Anne of Württemberg.
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- Born
- Oct 15, 1440
- Parents
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- Nationality
- Germany
- Died
- Jan 31, 1483
Marburg
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on July 23, 2013
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