George III, Landgrave of Leuchtenberg (13 December 1502 – 21 May 1555) was Landgrave of
Leuchtenberg
Leuchtenberg is a Municipalities of Germany, municipality in the Neustadt an der Waldnaab (district), district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab in Bavaria, Germany, essentially a suburb of nearby Weiden in der Oberpfalz, and a larger historical region ...
from 1 September 1531 to 1555.
George succeeded
John IV as Landgrave after his death in 1531. His mother was Margareta von
Schwarzburg Schwarzburg may refer to:
* Schwarzburg (municipality)
* The House of Schwarzburg
* Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
* Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
* House of Schwarzburg
* 13th-century fortress built by the Teutonic Order in Transylvania, present day Codlea
...
, who had died in 1518.
After completing his studies, he became and advisor and treasurer to Emperor
Charles V Charles V may refer to:
* Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500–1558)
* Charles V of Naples (1661–1700), better known as Charles II of Spain
* Charles V of France (1338–1380), called the Wise
* Charles V, Duke of Lorraine (1643–1690)
* Infan ...
and fought in the
Battle of Pavia
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in 1525. His post required that he provide horses and knights to Duke
Louis X Louis X may refer to:
* Louis X of France, "the Quarreller" (1289–1316).
* Louis X, Duke of Bavaria (1495–1545)
* Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse (1753–1830).
* Louis Farrakhan (formerly Louis X), head of the Nation of Islam
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of Bavaria and to the Emperor to fight the war against the
Ottoman Empire
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. He borrowed the knights and horses, as well as from Elector Palatine
Otto Henry.
In 1546, George III and Elector Palatine
Frederick III signed the Treaty of Heidelberg, which defined the boundary between Leuchtenberg and the Palatinate and the privileges of Leuchtenberg. George's brother,
Christopher of Leuchtenberg
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(d. 1554) commanded the cavalry in the army of
Albert II Alcibiades. Christopher and Albert took several loans from George and the latter was cited before the
Reichskammergericht
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for breach of the peace. He had to temporarily hand over the Lordship of
Grünsfeld
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and compensate the victims of the looting and pillaging. His brother Christopher died impoverished in a guest house in Regensburg. His second brother Hans was mentally ill and lived most of his life with their sister in
Wallerstein.
Marriage and issue
George III married on 29 September 1527 at the
Plassenburg
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with
Barbara of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach
Barbara of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach (24 September 1495 in Ansbach – 23 September 1552 in Karlovy Vary) was a princess of Brandenburg-Ansbach by birth and marriage Landgravine of Leuchtenberg.
Life
Barbara was a daughter of Margrave F ...
, daughter of Margrave
Frederick I of Brandenburg-Ansbach. With her he had four children
* George IV (d. 1553)
* Louis Henry (1529-1567), Landgrave of Leuchtenberg, married in 1549 with Countess Mathilda of the Marck-Arenberg (1530-1603)
*
Elizabeth
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(1537-1579), married in 1559 with Count
John VI of Nassau-Dillenburg
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(1536-1606)
* Barbara
Landgraves of Leuchtenberg
House of Leuchtenberg
1502 births
1555 deaths
16th-century German people
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