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Henry II of Hesse (German: Heinrich; c. 1299 – 3 June 1376), called "the Iron", was Landgrave of Hesse from 1328–1376. Henry was the son of Otto I, Landgrave of Hesse and Adelheid of Ravensburg. With his wife Elisabeth of Thuringia, daughter of Frederick I, Margrave of Meissen, he had five children:
- Adelheid of Ravensberg
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.
- 1264
- Ernest Louis (as grand duke)
- Henry I (as landgrave)
- His Royal Highness
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 .
- 24 June 1244
- Henry II, Duke of Brabant
- 21 December 1308 (aged 64), Marburg
- Sophie of Thuringia
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. With coat of arms above, and two further shields below. With German inscription above and with printed text on the verso.
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)
With the death of Henry Raspe, Duchess Sophia, his niece, now steers Hesse towards becoming a semi-independent landgraviate. The Hessians are able to select Henry of Brabant (grandson of Elizabeth and son of Sophia and her husband, Henry II of Brabant) as their first landgrave.
George II (1605 – 1661) Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt Married Sophia Eleonore of Saxony (1609 –1671) daughter of John George I, Elector of Saxony. Louis VI (1630 – 1678) Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
