Ulrich III, Lord of Hanau

Ulrich III and his relatives were apparently not personally affected, as there are no deaths in his family that can be attributed to these epidemics.

In 1349, he extended credit to the Emperor and in return received the office of imperial Schultheiß of Frankfurt as a lien.

In 1360, he also received the office of imperial Schultheiß of the Frankfurt City Forest as a line securing more credit.

The citizens of Frankfurt felt that Ulrich III was undermining their independence by encircling the site inside and out, since he also held the district of Bornheimerberg, which completely surrounded the city on its northern border, and he held to office of Schultheiß inside the city.

[1] The tower was part of the defensive wall around the city, but it also helped Ulrich to protect his interests.

In order to break Ulrich's encirclement, the aristocrat and later mayor of Frankfurt Siegfried zum Paradies, who had excellent relations with the emperor, redeemed the mortgages and took up the office of Schultheiß himself.

In 1354, Ulrich secured control over Schelmenburg Castle, the seat of the Schelme von Bergen family in what is now the Bergen-Enkheim district of Frankfurt.

The coat of arms of the Lordship of Hanau reached its final form during Ulrich III's reign.

The similarity with the coat of arms of the County of Rieneck and the fact that they used the same crest gave rise to a dispute.

The order in which the children were born, is not known, although we can infer that Ulrich IV was the eldest son from the fact that he was the heir.