Henry I, Landgrave of Hesse

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Henry I, Landgrave of Hesse was a 13th-century German prince of the Ludovingian dynasty who established the Landgraviate of Hesse as an autonomous principality within the Holy Roman Empire.

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Henry I, Landgrave of Hesse canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German prince
founder of a state
landgrave
medieval noble
member of the Ludovingian dynasty
associatedWith Brabant
Landgraviate of Thuringia
burialPlace Marburg
child Adelheid of Hesse
Agnes of Hesse
Elisabeth of Hesse
Henry the Younger of Hesse
John of Hesse
Otto I, Landgrave of Hesse
Sophie of Hesse
countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
dateOfBirth 1244
dateOfDeath 21 December 1308
deathCause natural causes
era 13th century
early 14th century
father Henry Raspe
mother Sophie of Brabant
nativeLanguage German
nobleFamily Ludovingian dynasty
linked to: Ludowingian dynasty
notableFor consolidating territorial rule in northern Hesse
founding the independent principality of Hesse
partOf high nobility of the Holy Roman Empire
placeOfBirth Thuringia
placeOfDeath Marburg
positionHeld Count palatine of Saxony
Landgrave of Hesse
predecessor Sophie of Brabant
reignEnd 1308
reignStart 1264
religion Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
residence Kassel
Marburg
significantEvent established the Landgraviate of Hesse as an autonomous principality
participated in conflicts over the Thuringian and Hessian succession
received Hesse as an imperial fief
supported King Rudolf I of Habsburg in imperial politics
spouse Adelheid of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Mechthild of Cleves
successor Otto I, Landgrave of Hesse
territory Landgraviate of Hesse
title Count palatine of Saxony
Landgrave of Hesse

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Landgraviate of Hesse firstRuler Henry I, Landgrave of Hesse
Marburg grantedTownRightsBy Henry I, Landgrave of Hesse