Person:William III, Landgrave of Hesse (1)
William III, Landgrave of Hesse
b.8 Sep 1471
d.17 Feb 1500
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Elisabeth of Hesse1466 - 1523
  2. William III, Landgrave of Hesse1471 - 1500
  3. Mathilde von Hessen1473 - 1505
  4. Ludwig III of Upper Hesse1460 - 1478
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Facts and Events
Name William III, Landgrave of Hesse
Gender Male
Birth[1] 8 Sep 1471
Marriage to Elisabeth of the Palatinate, Landgravine of Hesse
Death[1] 17 Feb 1500
Reference Number? Q96557?


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William III "the Younger", Landgrave of Hesse (8 September 1471 – 17 February 1500) ruled on the part of the county known as Upper Hesse, with residence in Marburg.

William was the son of Landgrave Henry III from the House of Hesse and his wife Anna of Katzenelnbogen. When his father died in 1483, William was still a minor, and therefore had his uncle Archbishop Herman IV of Cologne, and Hans Hofman of Dörnberg acted as guardian until 1489.

With the rich revenues of the country could William could purchase in 1492 half the barony of Eppstein (including the so-called Ländchen ('little country')) and in 1493 part of Klingenberg am Main.

In 1498 he married Elisabeth, the daughter of Elector Palatine Philip.

William died young after he fell from a horse while hunting, and left no legitimate offspring. His holdings fell to his cousin William II, so that all of the Landgraviate of Hesse was again united in one hand (plus the County of Katzenelnbogen).



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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 William III, Landgrave of Hesse, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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