Johann Reinhard III, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg
| Johann Reinhard III | |
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| Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg | |
Oil on canvas portrait, by Johann Christian Fiedler (1697–1765), on display at Strasbourg Historical Museum
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| Born |
31 July 1665 Bischofsheim am hohen Steg |
| Died | 28 March 1736 (aged 70) Philippsruhe Castle, Hanau |
| Noble family | House of Hanau |
| Spouse(s) | Dorothea Friederike of Brandenburg-Ansbach |
| Father | Johann Reinhard II of Hanau-Lichtenberg |
| Mother | Anna Magdalena, Countess Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld |
Johann Reinhard III of Hanau-Lichtenberg (31 July 1665 in Bischofsheim am hohen Steg (now called Rheinbischofsheim) – 28 March 1736 in Schloss Philippsruhe, Hanau) was the last of the counts of Hanau-Lichtenberg. He reigned from 1680 to 1736. From 1712 to 1736, he also reigned the County of Hanau-Münzenberg.
Johann Reinhard III was the son of Johann Reinhard II of Hanau-Lichtenberg and Anna Magdalena, Countess Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld. He was baptized on 1 August 1665.
He was educated together with his older brother Philipp Reinhard, initially in Strasbourg. In 1678, they moved to Babenhausen, where their mother lived at the time. In 1678, they started a Grand Tour to the Alsace, Switzerland and Geneva. In 1690, the travelled for a year in Savoy and Turin, in 1681 to Paris, in 1683 to the Netherlands, England and some French provinces. In early 1684, they were in Milan, from there they went to see the carnival in Venice, followed by a trip to Rome (with audiences with Pope Innocent XII and queen Christina of Sweden), then to Naples, Florence, Modena, Parma, and Mantua. In 1686, they visited the imperial court in Vienna and on the way back, they traveled to Bohemia and visited the Electoral Saxon court in Dresden.
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