This is a list of the rulers of
Thuringia
Thuringia (; german: Thüringen ), officially the Free State of Thuringia ( ), is a state of central Germany, covering , the sixth smallest of the sixteen German states. It has a population of about 2.1 million.
Erfurt is the capital and lar ...
, a historical and political region of Central
Germany
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.
Kings of Thuringia
*450–500
Bisinus
Bisinus (sometimes shortened to Bisin) was the king of Thuringia in the 5th century AD or around 500. He is the earliest historically attested ruler of the Thuringians. Almost nothing more about him can be said with certainty, including whether al ...
*500–530
Baderich
*500–530
Berthachar
*500–531
Herminafried
:''Conquered by the
Franks
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Frankish dukes of Thuringia
;Merovingian dukes
*632–642
Radulf I, "King of Thuringia" after 641
*642–687
Heden I
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*687–689
Gozbert
*689–719
Heden II, son
;Carolingian dukes
*849–873
Thachulf, Margrave of the
Sorbian March
*874–880
Radulf II, son
*880–892
Poppo,
House of Babenberg
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, ''dux Thuringorum'' in 892, deposed
**882–886
Egino, brother
*892–906
Conrad, ancestor of the
Conradiner dynasty
*907–908
Burchard, last duke, killed in battle against the
Hungarians
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;Ruled by the Margraves of Meissen
*1000–1002
Eckard I, Margrave of
Meissen since 985, assassinated
*1002–1003
William II, Count of
Weimar
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*1046–1062
William IV
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, grandson, Margrave of Meissen
*1062–1067
Otto
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The name is recorded f ...
, brother, Margrave of Meissen
*1067–1090
Egbert II, son-in-law, Count of
Brunswick from the
Brunonen The Brunonids (or Brunonians, german: Brunonen, la, Brunones, i.e. "Brunos") were a Saxon noble family in the 10th and 11th centuries, who owned property in Eastphalia (around Brunswick) and Frisia.
The Brunonids are assumed to be descendants ...
dynasty, killed in 1090, line extinct
Landgraves of Thuringia
Winzenburger
* 1111/1112–1130
Herman I, Count of Winzenburg (deposed in 1130; died in 1138)
Ludovingians
The Ludovingians or Ludowingians (german: Ludowinger) were the ruling dynasty of Thuringia and Hesse during the 11th to 13th centuries.
Their progenitor was Louis the Bearded who was descended from a noble family whose genealogy cannot be pre ...
*1031–1056
Louis the Bearded
*1056–1123
Louis the Springer
Louis the Springer (german: Ludwig der Springer), sometimes called Louis the Jumper or Louis the Leaper (died 8 May 1123), was a German nobleman and count in Thuringia from 1056 until his death. Little is known about him, although he is mentioned ...
*1123–1140
Louis I Louis I may refer to:
* Louis the Pious, Louis I of France, "the Pious" (778–840), king of France and Holy Roman Emperor
* Louis I, Landgrave of Thuringia (ruled 1123–1140)
* Ludwig I, Count of Württemberg (c. 1098–1158)
* Louis I of Blois ...
(first Landgrave from 1131)
*1140–1172
Louis II the Iron
*1172–1190
Louis III the Pious
*1190–1217
Hermann I the Hard
*1217–1227
Louis IV the Holy
*1227–1241
Hermann II
*1241–1242
Henry Raspe
Henry Raspe (; – 16 February 1247) was the Landgrave of Thuringia from 1231 until 1239 and again from 1241 until his death. In 1246, with the support of the Papacy, he was elected King of Germany in opposition to Conrad IV, but his contest ...
House of Wettin
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*1242–1265
Henry the Illustrious
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 Landgrav ...
, Margrave of Meissen and
Lusatia
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since 1221
*1265–1294
Albert the Degenerate, son, Margrave of Meissen from 1288 until 1292, sold Thuringia to
*''1294–1298
Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg
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,
King of Germany
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(not Wettin)''
*''1298–1307
Albert of Habsburg, King of Germany (not Wettin)''
*1298–1307
Theodoric IV, Margrave of Lusatia from 1291 until 1303
*1298–1323
Frederick I Frederick I may refer to:
* Frederick of Utrecht or Frederick I (815/16–834/38), Bishop of Utrecht.
* Frederick I, Duke of Upper Lorraine (942–978)
* Frederick I, Duke of Swabia (1050–1105)
* Frederick I, Count of Zoll ...
*1323–1349
Frederick II
*1349–1381
Frederick III
*1349–1382
William I
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*1349–1406
Balthasar
*1406–1440
Frederick IV
*1440–1445
Frederick V Frederick V or Friedrich V may refer to:
* Frederick V, Duke of Swabia (1164–1170)
*Frederick V, Count of Zollern (d.1289)
*Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg (c. 1333–1398), German noble
*Frederick V of Austria (1415–1493), or Frederick III ...
*1445–1482
William II
*1482–1485
Albert
Albert may refer to:
Companies
* Albert (supermarket), a supermarket chain in the Czech Republic
* Albert Heijn, a supermarket chain in the Netherlands
* Albert Market, a street market in The Gambia
* Albert Productions, a record label
* Alber ...
*1482–1486
Ernest
Ernest is a given name derived from Germanic word ''ernst'', meaning "serious". Notable people and fictional characters with the name include:
People
* Archduke Ernest of Austria (1553–1595), son of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor
* Ernest, ...
*1486–1525
Frederick VI
*1525–1532
John
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* John (given name)
* John (surname)
John may also refer to:
New Testament
Works
* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
* First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John
* Secon ...
*1532–1547
John Frederick I
John Frederick I (30 June 1503 in Torgau – 3 March 1554 in Weimar), called the Magnanimous, was the Elector of Saxony (1532–1547) and head of the Schmalkaldic League.
Early years
John Frederick was the eldest son of Elector John by his firs ...
*1542–1553
John Ernest
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*1554–1566
John Frederick II
*1554–1572
John William
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Thuringia
Thuringia (; german: Thüringen ), officially the Free State of Thuringia ( ), is a state of central Germany, covering , the sixth smallest of the sixteen German states. It has a population of about 2.1 million.
Erfurt is the capital and lar ...
Thuringia
Thuringia (; german: Thüringen ), officially the Free State of Thuringia ( ), is a state of central Germany, covering , the sixth smallest of the sixteen German states. It has a population of about 2.1 million.
Erfurt is the capital and lar ...
Thuringia
Thuringia (; german: Thüringen ), officially the Free State of Thuringia ( ), is a state of central Germany, covering , the sixth smallest of the sixteen German states. It has a population of about 2.1 million.
Erfurt is the capital and lar ...
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