Rudolf Erich Raspe improbable", but wrote: "... the reader may be assured that this part of the narrative is founded on a fact of actual occurrence." Rudolf Erich Raspe Rudolf Erich Raspe (March 1736 – 16 November 1794) was a German librarian, writer, and scientist, called by his biographer John Patrick Carswell a "rogue". He is best known for his collection of tall tales, "" also known as "Baron Munchausen's Narrative of his Marvellous Travels and Campaigns in Russia", originally a satirical work with political aims. Raspe was born in Hanover, and baptised on 28 March 1736. He studied law and jurisprudence at
Henry Raspe, Landgrave of Thuringia February 1247 in Wartburg Castle near Eisenach in Thuringia. In 1228, he married Elisabeth (1206-1231), the daughter of Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg. After her death, he married Gertrude ( – 1241), the daughter of Leopold VI, Duke of Austria. After her death, he married Beatrix (1225-1288), the daughter of Henry II, Duke of Brabant. All three of his marriages were childless. After his death, the Emperor enfeoffed Thuringia to Henry III, the son of his sister Jutta. Henry Raspe, Landgrave of Thuringia Henry Raspe () (1204 – 16 February 1247) succeeded his nephew Hermann II as Landgrave of Thuringia