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Louis III of Thuringia (the Pious) (1151-1190)

"Louis III, Landgrave of Thuringia, nicknamed Louis the Pious or Louis the Mild (1151/52 – 16 October 1190, in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, near Cyprus) was a German nobleman. He was a member of the Ludowingians dynasty and was the ruling Landgrave of Thuringia from 1172 until his death." - (en.wikipedia.org 29.10.2019)

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Husband of Margarete von Kleve 1174-1186
died October 16, 1190
Husband of Sophia of Minsk
Member Ludovingians
brother of Friedrich von Ziegenhain [brother of], Heinrich Raspe III. von Gudensberg [brother of], Hermann I of Thuringia [brother of]
son of Louis II of Thuringia [father of], Judith of Hohenstaufen [mother of]
was buried Kloster Reinhardsbrunn

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official Landgrave Thuringia

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