Ludovingians
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The Ludovingians or Ludowingians were the ruling dynasty of Thuringia and Hesse during the 11th to 13th centuries.
Information board at the ruins of the Ludovingian family castle, the Schauenburg near Friedrichroda
Henry Raspe
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Henry Raspe 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,
Ludovingians
…relationship with the Archbishopric of Mainz and also had estates on the Middle Main. The male line of Ludovingians was extinguished on the death of Henry Raspe in 1247, leading to the War of the Thuringian Succession. Around 1040 Louis the Bearded received a fief north of the Thuringian Forest and had the (now…
Seal of Henry as king
Gertrude of Austria, Landgravine of Thuringia