Ludwig
Landgrave of
(Ludwig III)
"Landgraf von Thüringen"
von Thüringen
formerly Ludowinger aka Thuringia
Born about [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Husband of
София Владимировна (Vladimorovna) Минская
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died in Mittelmeer, nahe Zypern
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Biography
Louis III, Landgrave of Thuringia, nicknamed Louis the Pious or Louis the Mild (1151/2 – 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.
Ludwig III von Thüringen was born either in 1151 or 1152.[1] He married Margareta von Kleve in 1174, repudiated in 1186. About that year he married Sofia von Halicz, the widow of Valdemar den Store whom he also repudiated in 1187. Charles Cawley gives 1172 for the marriage to Margareta and 1184 for Sofia.[2]
He participated in the Third Crusade, leaving Italy by hip in 1189. He fought in the battles for Acre but falling ill he attempted to return home in 1190 and died onboard ship near Cyprus.[1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Heinemeyer, Walter, "Ludwig III." in: Neue Deutsche Biographie 15 (1987), S. 421 f. (Online-Version)
- ↑ Charles Cawley, Medieval Lands, LANDGRAFEN of THURINGIA
- Medieval Lands. http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/THURINGIA.htm#LudwigIIIdied1190
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_III,_Landgrave_of_Thuringia
- Wikidata: Item Q86561
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László Kóczy
Helmut Jungschaffer
Stuart Awbrey
László Kóczy
Thuringia-101 and Thüringen-18 appear to represent the same person because: The names, dates all match.
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by László Kóczy
Helmut Jungschaffer
LNAB should be Ludowinger per EuroAristo naming guidelines.
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by Helmut Jungschaffer
Stuart Awbrey
WikiTree requests a modification be made as the marriage date is later than the date of death.
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by Stuart Awbrey
Michael Gutschmidt
Ludwig II. can not be the father of Sophia von Thüringen, when he died 1190 and Sophia is born 1224. The correct father is Ludwig IV. (1200-1227).
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Rejected matches › Ludwig (Ludowinger) von Thüringen (abt.1128-1172)
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