William II of Henneberg-Schleusingen (born: 14 March 1415; died: 8 January 1444,
[Sources disagree slightly: some indicate January 7th, some January 9th] killed in a hunting accident) was the second husband of
Catherine of Hanau (born: 25 January 1408; died: 25 September 1460). She was the oldest daughter of
Reinhard II, Count of Hanau and his wife
Catherine of Nassau-Beilstein and had earlier been married to Count Thomas II of Rieneck. William II and Catherine were engaged on 17 May 1432. She signed away her legal claims against the County of Rieneck in June 1432, in exchange for . From William, she received a
dowry of , which were secured by the
district and castle of Mainberg, near
Schweinfurt.
Princely count William II died after a hunting accident, which happened on the evening of New Year's Day 1444: a wild boar, which he tried to kill with his sword, wounded him so severely that he died a few days later.
William and Catherine had the following children:
*
William III, Princely count of Henneberg-Schleusingen
Princely count William III of Henneberg-Schleusingen (12 March 1434 – 25 May 1480 in Salorno) was a member of the House of Henneberg. He was the son of William II of Henneberg and Catherine of Hanau. William III inherited the princely coun ...
(born: 12 March 1434; died: 26 May 1480), married to Duchess Margaret of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (born: 1451, died: 13 February 1509)
* Margaret (1437-1491), a nun in the convent at
Ilm
* John III (born: 2 July 1439; died: 20 May 1513), abbot of the monastery of
Fulda
Fulda () (historically in English called Fuld) is a town in Hesse, Germany; it is located on the river Fulda and is the administrative seat of the Fulda district (''Kreis''). In 1990, the town hosted the 30th Hessentag state festival.
History ...
* Berthold XII (born: 9 January 1441), clergyman
* Berthold XIV (born: 4 March 1443; died: 20 April 1495), provost of
Bamberg
Bamberg (, , ; East Franconian: ''Bambärch'') is a town in Upper Franconia, Germany, on the river Regnitz close to its confluence with the river Main. The town dates back to the 9th century, when its name was derived from the nearby ' castle. C ...
* Margaret (born: 10 October 1444; died: 3 March 1485), married to Count Günther XXXVI of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg (d. 1503)
References
* Georg Hanna: ''Katharina von Hanau'', in: ''Mitteilungsblatt der Heimatstelle des Main-Kinzig-Kreises'', vol. 14, 1989, p. 201–203
* W. Sattler: ''Das alte Schloß Mainberg bei Schweinfurt und seine Bewohner. Historische Skizze'', new edition, 1854, p. 17 ff
Footnotes
1415 births
1444 deaths
House of Henneberg
Counts of Henneberg
15th-century German people
Deaths due to boar attacks
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