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Henry I of Hesse "the Child" (German: Heinrich das Kind) (24 June 1244 – 21 December 1308) was the first Landgrave of Hesse. He was the son of Henry II, Duke of Brabant and Sophie of Thuringia.
In 1264 he became the first Landgrave of Hesse and the founder of the House of Hesse. 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.
After the War of the Thuringian Succession upon the death of Landgrave Henry Raspe in 1247, his niece Duchess Sophia of Brabant secured the Hessian possessions for her minor son Henry the Child, who would become the first landgrave of Hesse and founder of the House of Hesse in 1246.
Biography. Heinrich I von Hessen byname 'das Kind' (b. 24 June 1244 - d. Marburg, 21 December 1308) was from 1263 the first Landgraf von Hessen. He belonged to the House of the Reiniers and after this was founder of the House of Hessen. Son of hertog Hendrik II van Brabant and Sofia von Thüringen.
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 ...
Frederick I (1585–1638), Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg. married in 1622 Countess Margarethe of Leiningen-Westerburg (1604–1667) Magdalene (1586–1586) John (1587–1587) On 25 May 1589, he married Duchess Eleonore of Württemberg (1552–1618). They had 1 child: Henry (1590–1601).
Henry I of Hesse "the Child" ( German: Heinrich das Kind) (24 June 1244 – 21 December 1308) was the first Landgrave of Hesse. He was the son of Henry II, Duke of Brabant and Sophie of Thuringia.
