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Henry I, Landgrave of Hesse

Henry I
Landgrave of Hesse
Statue of Sophie of Thuringia, and her son Henry in Marburg
Born24 June 1244
Died21 December 1308 (aged 64)
Marburg
Noble familyHesse (founder)
Reginar
Spouse(s)Adelheid of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Mechthild of Cleves
IssueSophia
Henry the Younger
Matilda
Adelheid
Elisabeth
Otto I, Landgrave of Hesse
John, Landgrave of Lower Hesse
Elisabeth
Agnes
Louis
Elisabeth
Katharina
Jutta
FatherHenry II, Duke of Brabant
MotherSophie of Thuringia

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.[1][2]

  1. ^ Morganstern 2000, p. 34.
  2. ^ Rasmussen 1997, p. 63.

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