On 27 July 1567, George III married, firstly, Countess Anna Amalie of
Sayn-Wittgenstein ( 1551 – 13 July 1571), a daughter of Count Johann IX of
Sayn-Wittgenstein (d. 1560) and his wife, Countess Margarethe von
Henneberg-Schleusingen (1508-1546). This marriage remained childless. On 15 July 1572, George III married, secondly, Anna of
Solms-Laubach (11 April 1557 – 8 December 1586), a daughter of
Frederick Magnus, Count of Solms-Laubach-Sonnenwalde and his wife, Countess Agnes of
Wied (d. 1588). They had twelve children. In
Greiz on 11 November 1587, George III married, thirdly, Countess Dorothea
Reuss of Greiz-Obergreiz (28 October 1566 – 26 October 1591), a daughter of Count Heinrich XV
Reuss of Greiz-Obergreiz (1521-1561) and his wife, Countess Marie Salome of
Oettingen (1535-1603). They had three children. In
Korbach on 2 August 1592, George III married, fourthly, Maria of
Barby-Mühlingen (1563-1619), widow of
Count Josias I of Waldeck-Eisenberg, a daughter of Count Albert X of
Barby-Mühlingen (1534-1588). (8 April 1563 – 29 December 1619) and his wife, Princess Maria of
Anhalt-Zerbst (1 December 1538 – 25 April 1563), herself a daughter of
John V, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst and his wife,
Margaret of Brandenburg, Duchess of Pomerania. They had six children. ==References==