George III, Landgrave of Hesse-Itter

George III. of Hesse- Itter ( born September 29, 1632 Darmstadt, † July 19, 1676 on a farm Lauterbach at Vöhl ) was the second son of the Landgrave George II of Hesse- Darmstadt and his wife Sophie Eleonore of Saxony ( 1609-1671 ).

After the death of his father in 1661, he received from his brother Louis VI. as Paragium the Itter to Vöhl on the middle Eder in the former Ittergau in northern Hesse. Since parts of Itter were pledged to third parties, George also received a compensation of 1,500 guilders. On George's pleas raised Landgrave Louis VI. already on September 12, 1661 Vöhl to a market town with the right to hold an annual three markets.

George resided alternately in the yard Lauterbach, where he had built a by a moat surrounded the castle, and in the old castle Vöhl, which he had thoroughly renovated in 1663 and rebuilt. In Thalitter he built himself a mansion, " Big House ". The particularly sharp decline due to the ravages of the Thirty Years War income from office Itter, coupled with the high cost of the lock assembly and the royal household, Georg quickly brought in financial need, based on George's request, an annual teaching load of 4650 guilders in cash, his brother had to mitigate Muette 200 grain, 600 Muette oats and six cartloads of wine.

George also wanted the Itter Castle expand again as a residence, but died before the end of the work. Since he left no male heirs, his Paragium fell back to Hesse -Darmstadt. The royal household in Vöhl was dissolved. The return of the domestic appliance was carried out with twelve four-horse carriage under the escort of a corporal with twelve men.

Marriages and children

  • Georg married on May 5, 1661 Dorothea Auguste of Schleswig -Holstein -Sonderburg -Franz Hagen ( born September 30, 1636 † September 18, 1662 ), daughter of Johann Christian of Schleswig -Holstein -Sonderburg -Franz Hagen. She died shortly after their marriage in Vöhl.
  • After Dorothea's death he married on July 21, 1667 Juliane Alexandrine von Leiningen - Heidenheim ( born August 21, 1651 † April 1, 1703 ), daughter of Count Emich XII. of Leiningen. ( After George's death, she married Charles of Hesse - Wanfried. ) The marriage of George with Juliane Alexandrine came from three daughters:
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