Henry III, Margrave of Meissen

Henry III
Margrave Henry of Meissen, Codex Manesse
Margrave of Meissen
Reign1221–1288
PredecessorTheodoric I
SuccessorAlbert II
RegentLouis IV of Thuringia (until 1217)
Albert I of Saxony (until 1230)
Margrave of Lusatia
Reign1221–1288
PredecessorTheodoric II
RegentLouis IV of Thuringia (until 1217)
Albert I of Saxony (until 1230)
Landgrave of Thuringia,
Count Palatine of Saxony
Reign1242–1265
PredecessorHenry Raspe
SuccessorAlbert II
Born1215
Meissen, Duchy of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
Died15 February 1288 (aged 72–73)
Dresden, Duchy of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
SpouseConstance of Babenberg
Agnes of Bohemia
Elisabeth von Maltitz
IssueAlbert II, Margrave of Meissen
Theodoric of Landsberg
HouseWettin
FatherTheodoric I, Margrave of Meissen
MotherJutta of Thuringia

Henry III, called Henry the Illustrious (Heinrich der Erlauchte) (c. 1215 – 15 February 1288) from the House of Wettin was Margrave of Meissen and last Margrave of Lusatia (as Henry IV) from 1221 until his death; from 1242 also Landgrave of Thuringia.