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Hermann II (c. 1342 – 10 June 1413), nicknamed the Scholar (German: der Gelehrte), was Landgrave of Hesse from 1376 to 1413. Life. Hermann II was born around 1342 to Louis the Junker and Elizabeth of Sponheim, daughter of Simon II, Count of Sponheim-Kreuznach. Louis the Junker was a son of Otto I, Landgrave of Hesse.
- Elizabeth of Sponheim
- Louis the Junker
- 1341, Burg Grebenstein, Grebenstein
- Anna, Heinrich, Elisabeth, Margarete, Agnes, Hermann, Frederick, Louis
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.
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Etching of Henry II the Iron, Landgrave of Hesse. Whole length with curled hair, tunic, robes and belt. The Landgrave is depicted standing gesturing to a table, whilst attended by a second robes figure.
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Herman II, Landgrave of Hesse, was born about 1342,supposedly in Grebenstein Castle,though there appears to be no primary sources that support this as his birthplace. He was the second and youngest son of Ludwig II, Landgrave of Hesse in Grebenstein, and his wife, Elisabeth von Sponheim. As the children of a younger brother, of Heinrich II, reignin...
He married firstly Johanna von Nassau, daughter of Johann I, Count of Nassau-Weilburg, and his first wife, Johanna of Saarbrücken. It seems they were married or perhaps a contract was signed 6 March 1368, when Johanna was still a young child, and then married in person either 30 January or 11 February 1377 at Kassel. She died childless on 1 January...
Hermann II died 10 June 1413 according to most sources accessed; the Wikipedia articles states he died 24 May 1413 but there are no references cited and it is difficult to judge whether this is a mistake or a valid alternate date. He was buried at St Elisabethkirche, Marburg.
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Early Hesse. Landgraves of Hesse 1264–1458. Henry I of Hesse, (1244 – 1308) Henry I (1244–1308) Landgrave of Hesse from 1264. Son of Henry II, Duke of Brabant and Sophie of Thuringia. Otto I (c. 1272 – 1328) Landgrave of Hesse. Henry II (1299 –1376) Landgrave of Hesse. Hermann II (1341 – 1413) Landgrave of Hesse. Louis I (1402 - 1458)
9 ott 2021 · Christel Annemieke Romein. Part of the book series: Studies in the History of Law and Justice ( (SHLJ,volume 20)) 1092 Accesses. Abstract. In this chapter I discuss another German case, that of the Landgraviate of Hesse-Cassel. The Thirty Year’s War led to a governmental crisis and Landgrave William V went into exile where he died.
Philip 1663–1721 son of William VI. Charles (Karl) I 1721–1770. William (Wilhelm) 1770–1806 (died 1810) 1806 annexed by the Kingdom of Westphalia. 1813 restored under the supremacy of the Elector of Hesse. Louis (Ludwig) 1813–1816. Ernst Constantine 1816–1849. Charles II (Karl, 1849–1866 1866 annexed by Prussia.
