Henry II, Landgrave of Hesse explained

Henry II
Landgrave of Hesse
Spouse:Elisabeth of Thuringia
Issue:Otto the Younger
Adelheid
Elisabeth
Jutta
Margarethe
Noble Family:House of Hesse
Father:Otto I, Landgrave of Hesse
Mother:Adelheid of Ravensberg
Birth Date:1299
Death Date:3 June 1376

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:

When Henry's son Otto died in 1366, his nephew Hermann was named co-regent. This caused fighting to break out with Otto of Brunswick. To defray the costs of the conflict with Brunswick, Henry levied a tax on all imported goods.

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