Heinrich III. von HessenAge: 42 years1440–1483
- Name
- Heinrich III. von Hessen
Heinrich der Reiche von Hessen; Heinrich von Hessen-Marburg
- Name
- Heinrich der Reiche von Hessen; Heinrich von Hessen-Marburg
- Type
- also known as
| Birth | 15 Oct 1441 per DGB, but baptized 17 Nov 1440 in Kassel October 15, 1440 38 20 |
| Education | switched to Catholicism while in imperial service |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Catherina von Braunschweig-Lüneburg December 28, 1442 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Catherina von Braunschweig-Lüneburg 1442 (Age 14 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Hermann IV. der Friedsame von Hessen June 3, 1450 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Friedrich von Hessen about 1452 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Elisabeth die Schöne von Hessen 1453 (Age 12 years) |
| Marriage | Christine Steyna — View this family morganatic marriage about 1457 (Age 16 years) |
| Death of a father | Ludwig I. der friedfertige von Hessen January 17, 1458 (Age 17 years) |
| Marriage | Anna von Katzenelnbogen — View this family arranged 4 Jul 1446 August 30, 1458 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Kuntzel Dietz 1458 (Age 17 years) |
| Occupation | Landgraf (count to the emperor) 1458 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Friedrich von Hessen about 1460 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Ludwig III. von Hessen November 1461 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a mother | Anna von Sachsen September 17, 1462 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a brother | Friedrich von Hessen 1463 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Elisabeth von Hessen May 1466 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Wilhelm III. von Hessen September 8, 1471 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a brother | Ludwig II. von Hessen November 8, 1471 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Mechthild von Hessen July 4, 1473 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Heinrich von Hessen July 1474 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a son | Ludwig III. von Hessen July 2, 1478 (Age 37 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Ludwig Orth — Kuntzel Dietz — View this family August 16, 1481 (Age 40 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Johann V. von Nassau-Dillenburg — Elisabeth von Hessen — View this family February 11, 1482 (Age 41 years) |
| Alfred W. Generation | |
| Death | January 13, 1483 (Age 42 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Ludwig I. der friedfertige von Hessen Birth: February 6, 1402 61 35 — Spangenberg, Schwalm, Hessen, Germany Death: January 17, 1458 — Spangenberg, Schwalm, Hessen, Germany |
| mother |
Anna von Sachsen Birth: June 5, 1420 50 25 — Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany Death: September 17, 1462 — Spangenberg, Schwalm, Hessen, Germany |
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Marriage: September 13, 1436 — |
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4 years himself |
Heinrich III. von Hessen Birth: 15 Oct 1441 per DGB, but baptized 17 Nov 1440 in Kassel — October 15, 1440 38 20 — Spangenberg, Schwalm, Hessen, Germany Death: January 13, 1483 — Marburg an der Lahn, Hessen, Germany |
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-2 years elder brother |
Ludwig II. von Hessen Birth: September 7, 1438 36 18 Death: November 8, 1471 — Burg Reichenbach |
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12 years younger brother |
Hermann IV. der Friedsame von Hessen Birth: June 3, 1450 48 29 — Spangenberg, Schwalm, Hessen, Germany Death: buried in Dom of Cologne — October 19, 1508 — Poppelsdorf, Bonn, Germany |
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3 years younger brother |
Friedrich von Hessen Birth: estimated as close to sibling(s) — about 1452 49 31 Death: 1463 |
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-24 years elder sister |
Elisabeth die Elisabeth die Schöne von Hessen Birth: estimated a gap of 25 years — about 1427 24 6 |
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27 years younger sister |
Elisabeth die Schöne von Hessen Birth: 1453 50 32 Death: 1489 |
| Family with Christine Steyna |
| himself |
Heinrich III. von Hessen Birth: 15 Oct 1441 per DGB, but baptized 17 Nov 1440 in Kassel — October 15, 1440 38 20 — Spangenberg, Schwalm, Hessen, Germany Death: January 13, 1483 — Marburg an der Lahn, Hessen, Germany |
| wife |
Christine Steyna Birth: about 1440 — Marburg an der Lahn, Hessen, Germany Death: 1499 — Marburg an der Lahn, Hessen, Germany |
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Marriage: about 1457 — |
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2 years daughter |
Kuntzel Dietz Birth: „uneheliche tuchter“. DoB 1458 — 1458 17 18 — Marburg an der Lahn, Hessen, Germany Death: October 25, 1499 — Marburg an der Lahn, Hessen, Germany |
| Family with Anna von Katzenelnbogen |
| himself |
Heinrich III. von Hessen Birth: 15 Oct 1441 per DGB, but baptized 17 Nov 1440 in Kassel — October 15, 1440 38 20 — Spangenberg, Schwalm, Hessen, Germany Death: January 13, 1483 — Marburg an der Lahn, Hessen, Germany |
| wife |
Anna von Katzenelnbogen Birth: September 5, 1443 41 35 Death: February 16, 1494 |
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Marriage: August 30, 1458 — |
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2 years son |
Friedrich von Hessen Birth: estimated as close to sibling(s) — about 1460 19 16 Death: short-lived |
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23 months son |
Ludwig III. von Hessen Birth: November 1461 21 18 Death: July 2, 1478 |
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12 years daughter |
Mechthild von Hessen Birth: Wikitree: Nassau, Deggendorf, Bayern, Germany — July 4, 1473 32 29 — Blankenstein, Gladenbach, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Hessen, Germany Death: February 19, 1505 — Köln, Germany |
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13 months son |
Heinrich von Hessen Birth: July 1474 33 30 Death: short-lived |
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-3 years son |
Wilhelm III. von Hessen Birth: September 8, 1471 30 28 Death: fall from a horse — February 17, 1500 — Rauschenberg, Hessen, Germany |
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-5 years daughter |
Elisabeth von Hessen Birth: baptismal place Marburg, Hessen-Nassau, Preußen — May 1466 25 22 — Deggendorf, Bayern, Germany Death: January 17, 1523 — Köln, Rheinland, Germany |
| Johannes Dietz + Christine Steyna |
| wife’s husband |
Johannes Dietz Birth: estimated as equal to wife's birth year — about 1440 Death: 1480 — Marburg an der Lahn, Hessen, Germany |
| wife |
Christine Steyna Birth: about 1440 — Marburg an der Lahn, Hessen, Germany Death: 1499 — Marburg an der Lahn, Hessen, Germany |