Henry VIII, Count of Henneberg-Schleusingen
Henry VIII, Count of Henneberg-Schleusingen | |
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| Born | c. 1288 |
| Died | 10 September 1347 |
| Noble family | House of Henneberg |
| Spouse(s) | Jutta of Brandenburg-Salzwedel |
| Issue | Elisabeth of Württemberg Catherine of Henneberg, Margravine of Meissen Sophia of Nuremberg |
| Father | Berthold VII, Count of Henneberg-Schleusingen |
| Mother | Adelaide of Hesse |
Henry VI of Henneberg-Schleusingen (c. 1288 – 10 Sep 1347), was Count of Henneberg-Schleusingen from 1340 until his death.
He was the son of Berthold VII (1272–1340) and his first wife Adelaide of Hesse (1268–1315), daughter of Henry I, Landgrave of Hesse and his first wife Adelaide of Brunswick-Lüneburg.
He was succeeded by his brother John I.
Marriage and issue
Around 1317/1319 he married Judith (Jutta), the daughter of Herman, Margrave of Brandenburg. They had four daughters:
- Elisabeth (1319 – 23 March 1384), married 17 September 1342 to Count Eberhard II of Württemberg
- Catherine (c. 1340 – 1397), married 1346 to Frederick III, Landgrave of Thuringia (1332 – 1381)
- Anna (c. 1345 – 1363)
- Sophia (died 5 May 1372), married 1348 to Albert the Handsome, Burgrave of Nuremberg (1319 – 1361), son of Frederick IV.