Johann Reinhard III, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg
Johann Reinhard III of Hanau-Lichtenberg was the last of the counts of Hanau-Lichtenberg. He reigned from 1680 to 1736. From 1712 to 1736, he also reigned the County of Hanau-Münzenberg.
Oil on canvas portrait, by Johann Christian Fiedler (1697–1765), on display at Strasbourg Historical Museum
Schloss Philippsruhe, Hanau
Frankfurt Gate, west side
Combined coats of arms of Johann Reinhard III of and Frederike Dorothea of Brandenburg-Ansbach, faience from Ansbach, probably made in 1724 on the occasion of their silver wedding
Hanau is a city in the Main-Kinzig-Kreis, in Hesse, Germany. It is located 25 km east of Frankfurt am Main and is part of the Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region. Its station is a major railway junction and it has a port on the river Main, making it an important transport centre. The city is known for being the birthplace of Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm and Franciscus Sylvius. Since the 16th century it was a centre of precious metal working with many goldsmiths. It is home to Heraeus, one of the largest family-owned companies in Germany.
Image: Goldschmiedehaus Hanau
Image: Hanau Steinheim Platz des Friedens 20101119
Image: Schloss Steinheim Ansicht 03
Image: Hanau Kesselstadt Schloss Philippsruhe 20101209
