German nobleman and throne claimant (c. 1204 – 1247)
Henry Raspe
Landgrave of Thuringia
Seal of Henry as king
Born
c. 1204
Died
16 February 1247(1247-02-16) (aged 42–43) Wartburg Castle, Landgraviate of Thuringia, Holy Roman Empire
Noble family
Ludovingians
Spouse(s)
Elisabeth of Brandenburg
Gertrude of Babenberg
Beatrice of Brabant
Father
Hermann I, Landgrave of Thuringia
Mother
Sophia of Wittelsbach
Henry Raspe (German: Heinrich Raspe; c. 1204 – 16 February 1247) was the Landgrave of Thuringia from 1231 until 1239 and again from 1241 until his death. In 1246, with the support of the Papacy, he was elected King of Germany in opposition to Conrad IV, but his contested reign lasted a mere nine months.
HenryRaspe (German: Heinrich Raspe; c. 1204 – 16 February 1247) was the Landgrave of Thuringia from 1231 until 1239 and again from 1241 until his death...
Raspe is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: HenryRaspe (1204–1247), Landgrave of Thuringia Jan-Carl Raspe (1944–1977), urban guerilla...
influence of Konrad that the pope's candidate, HenryRaspe, Landgrave of Thuringia, was elected king; when Henry died after a short reign of seven months (17...
declared Conrad deposed, HenryRaspe supported the pope and was in turn elected as a rival king of Germany on 22 May 1246. HenryRaspe defeated Conrad in the...
resided in Gudensberg and Marburg; they included HenryRaspe I, HenryRaspe II, HenryRaspe III and Conrad Raspe. In 1131, Louis was elevated by Emperor Lothair...
Frederick II was excommunicated by Pope Innocent IV. He succeeded Landgrave HenryRaspe of Thuringia who had died within a year after his election as anti-king...
brother HenryRaspe took over the affairs of state on behalf of Louis' underage son Hermann II. Hermann II died in 1241 at the age of 19 and HenryRaspe officially...
successor HenryRaspe resigned his rights over Lubusz in 1229 and sold his claim to the Magdeburg Archbishop Albert I of Käfernburg. Henry was finally...
I 1217–1227 Louis IV 1227–1241 Hermann II 1241–1247 HenryRaspe House of Wettin 1247–1265 Henry III, Margrave of Meissen 1265–1294 Albert II, Margrave...
Palatine of Saxony and Landgrave of Thuringia from 1217 until his death HenryRaspe (1204 – 16 February 1247), son of Herman I, Landgrave of Thuringia from...
of East Francia following his election by the princes from the reign of Henry II (1002–1024) onward. The title originally referred to any German king...
1211 to Count Henry I of Anhalt Louis IV (1200–1227) Herman (1202–1216) Conrad (1204–1247), grand master of the Teutonic Knights HenryRaspe (1204–1247)...
children. Beatrix of Brabant (1225 – 11 November 1288), married firstly HenryRaspe, Landgrave of Thuringia, and secondly William III of Dampierre. She died...
Palatine of Saxony and Landgrave of Thuringia from 1217 until his death HenryRaspe (1204 – 16 February 1247), son of Herman I, Landgrave of Thuringia from...
death of Landgrave HenryRaspe in 1247, his niece Duchess Sophia of Brabant secured the Hessian possessions for her minor son Henry the Child. In 1264...
immediately broke it and continued to back the Guelphs. The Pope supported HenryRaspe, Landgrave of Thuringia as King of the Romans and soon plotted to have...
consort of Thüringia and a Countess consort of Flanders, married first to HenryRaspe, Landgrave of Thuringia, and later to William II, Count of Flanders....
the Romans", used in the Holy Roman Empire, was, from the coronation of Henry II, considered equivalent to King of Germany. A king was chosen by the German...
Succession: The claims on the Ludovingians' inheritance after the death of HenryRaspe, landgrave of Thuringia, leads to a dispute over the succession territories...
death of Landgrave HenryRaspe in 1247, his niece Duchess Sophia of Brabant secured the Hessian possessions for her minor son Henry the Child, who would...
HenryRaspe to Duke Henry II of Brabant during the first Mongol invasion of Poland, when the invaders were threatening the Holy Roman Empire. Henry wrote...
Germany since 1237. As early as 10 March 1241, HenryRaspe, Landgrave of Thuringia, wrote to Duke Henry II of Brabant detailing the Mongols' movements...
Hungary. When Louis died in 1227 during the Sixth Crusade, his brother HenryRaspe became regent for Louis' minor son Herman II, and Conrad took on the...
Hard 1217–1227 Louis IV the Holy 1227–1241 Hermann II 1241–1242 HenryRaspe 1242–1265 Henry the Illustrious, Margrave of Meissen and Lusatia since 1221 1265–1294...
emperors who now confined themselves mainly to German matters. Anti-king HenryRaspe also described himself as "king of Germany and prince of the Romans"...