Background
Henry was a son of Margrave John I of Brandenburg and his third wife, Jutta, the daughter of Duke Albert I of Saxony.
Henry was a son of Margrave John I of Brandenburg and his third wife, Jutta, the daughter of Duke Albert I of Saxony.
The origin of his nickname "Lackland" is not known. lieutenant was not until 1294 he began to participate in the government of the country. When he did, he received — according to an excerpt from the Bohemian chronicler Přibík Pulkava — Delitzsch as his seat.
Delitzsch was located in the Margraviate of Landsberg, which Margrave Albert II of Meissen had sold to the Margraves of Brandenburg.
From then on, Henry used the title of Margrave of Landsberg in addition to Margrave of Brandenburg in almost all documents. As Margrave of Landsberg, he fought several feuds with neighbouring princes.
He was excommunicated by archbishop Burchard II of Magdeburg. In 1311, Henry lost a feud to Duke Rudolf I of Saxony and had to hand over the County Palatine of Saxony with the castles Grillenberg Castle in Sangerhausen and Raspenburg Castle in Rastenberg to Rudolf I. He also lost a feud to Margrave Dietrich IV of Lusatia.
Henry died on 14 February 1318 at the age of 61 years.