Philipp III, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg
| Philipp III, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg | |
|---|---|
| Spouse(s) | Sibylle of Baden |
| Noble family | House of Hanau |
| Father | Philipp II, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg |
| Mother | Anna of Isenburg-Büdingen |
| Born | 18 October 1482 |
| Died | 15 May 1538 (aged 55) Bouxwiller |
| Buried | St. Nikolaus Church in Babenhausen |
Philipp III of Hanau-Lichtenberg (18 October 1482 – 15 May 1538,Bouxwiller (German: Buchsweiler)) was the third Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg.
Philipp III was the eldest son of Count Philipp II of Hanau-Lichtenberg and his wife Anna of Isenburg-Büdingen.
During the War of the Succession of Landshut (1503–1505) between Bavaria and the Electorate of the Palatinate, Philipp's father had remained neutral. Philipp, however, had sided with the Palatinate and against his father. The Palatinate side lost the war and an imperial ban was issued by the King of the Romans and later Emperor, Maximilian I, against their leaders, who were accused of breaching the peace. Wilhelm II, Landgrave of Hesse was tasked with enforcing this ban. He destroyed the rural district of Babenhausen before Philipp II managed, with Maximilian I's help, and the fact that Babenhausen, as a Bohemian fief, indirectly belonged to the Habsburg family, to curb the campaign against his possessions. Nevertheless, Maximilian I resented Philipp III for having fought on the losing side.
Due to his siding with the Palatinate during the Landshut War of Succession, Count Philipp III was under an imperial ban when he succeeded his father in 1504. The final settlement of the war at the Diet of Cologne in 1505 required him to assign his half share in the condominium of Groß-Umstadt and Otzberg Castle to the Landgraviate of Hesse, as compensation for Hesse's war costs. After this settlement, the situation calmed down and the imperial ban was lifted. In 1506, he was again enfeoffed with the district of Babenhausen by King Maximilian I of Bohemia and he was even appointed as an imperial councillor. Nearly two decades later, in 1521, he was partly compensated by Hesse and the Palatinate for his losses after the Landshut War of Succession, with Kleestadt and Langstadt and cash payment of 16000florins. So in the end, his losses were not that big.
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