Jutta of Thuringia
| Jutta of Thuringia | |
|---|---|
| Spouse(s) |
Dietrich I, Margrave of Meissen Poppo VII of Henneberg |
| Noble family | Ludowingians |
| Father | Hermann I, Landgrave of Thuringia |
| Mother | Sophia of Sommerschenburg |
| Born | 1184 |
| Died |
6 August 1235 Schleusingen |
Jutta of Thuringia (born: 1184; died: 6 August 1235 in Schleusingen) was the eldest daughter of Landgrave Hermann I of Thuringia and his first wife, Sophia of Sommerschenburg, a daughter of Fredrick II of Sommerschenburg.
Before 1197, she married Margrave Dietrich I of Meissen.
After her husband's death in 1221, she had a dispute with her brother, Landgrave Louis IV of Thuringia, who was very eager to act as regent and guardian for her three-year-old son Landgrave Henry III.
In 1223, she married her second husband, Count Poppo VII of Henneberg.
Jutta of Thuringia died on 6 August 1235 in Schleusingen.
Marriage and issue
Children from her marriage to Dietrich I of Meissen:
- Hedwig (d. 1249) married Count Dietrich IV of Cleves (1185-1260)
- Otto (died before 1215)
- Sophia (d. 1280) married Count Henry of Henneberg-Schleusingen (d. 1262)
- Jutta
- Henry the Illustrious (1218-1288) Margrave of Meissen
Children from her marriage with Poppo VII of Henneberg:
- Herman I of Henneberg (1224-1290)