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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
Henry I of Hesse was raised to princely status by King Adolf of Germany in 1292. Landgraves of Hesse. House of Hesse. Partitions of Hesse under Hesse family. Table of monarchs. Heads of the non-reigning House of Hesse. Hesse-Kassel since 1866. Friedrich Wilhelm I, the former Elector, titular Landgrave 1866–75 (1802–1875)
- 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
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) Landgraves of Hesse 1450-1479
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.
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.
Hesse, 1264–1458. Henry I the Child 1264–1308; Otto the Elder son of Henry I, 1308–1328 until 1311in Upper Hesse (Marburg), reunited Hesse in 1311, by the dead of John; John, son of Henry I, 1308–1311 in Lower Hesse (Kassel) Henry II the Iron, son of Otto I, 1328–1376; Louis the Junker, son of Otto I, 1336–1345 residing in Grebenstein