William III (30 April 1425 – 17 September 1482), called the Brave (in German Wilhelm der Tapfere ), was landgrave of Thuringia (from 1445) and claimant duke of Luxemburg (from 1457). He is actually the second William to rule Thuringia, and in Luxembourg; he was the third Margrave of Meissen named William. Judenkopf Groschen.
- 30 April 1425, Meissen, Germany
- Margaret of Thuringia
William III (30 April 1425 – 17 September 1482), called the Brave (in German Wilhelm der Tapfere ), was landgrave of Thuringia (from 1445) and claimant duke of Luxemburg (from 1457). He is actually the second William to rule Thuringia, and in Luxembourg; he was the third Margrave of Meissen named William.
- 30 April 1425, Meissen, Germany
- House of Wettin
- 17 September 1482 (aged 57), Weimar, Germany
- Anne of Luxembourg
William III (30 April 1425 – 17 September 1482), called the Brave (in German Wilhelm der Tapfere ), was landgrave of Thuringia (from 1445) and claimant duke of Luxemburg (from 1457). He is actually the second William to rule Thuringia, and in Luxembourg; he was the third Margrave of Meissen named William. Judenkopf Groschen
The Thuringian lands fell to William III when he died childless in 1482. Elector Ernest inherited the landgraviate, uniting the Wettin lands under his rule. After the 1485 Treaty of Leipzig , Thuringia split into the Saxon Ernestine and Albertine duchies.
- Feudal Duchy
- Roman Catholicism
Louis II, Landgrave of Thuringia. Louis III, Landgrave of Thuringia. Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia. Louis I, Landgrave of Thuringia.