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Henry II | |
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Landgrave of Hesse | |
Born | 1299 |
Died | 3 June 1376 |
Noble family | House of Hesse |
Spouse(s) | Elisabeth of Thuringia |
Issue | Otto the Younger Adelheid Elisabeth Jutta Margarethe |
Father | Otto I, Landgrave of Hesse |
Mother | Adelheid of Ravensberg |
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:
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