George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

George II
Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
Spouse	Sophia Eleonore of Saxony
Issue
Louis VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt Elisabeth Amalie Anna Sophia II, Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg
House	House of Hesse-Darmstadt
Father	Louis V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
Mother	Magdalene of Brandenburg
Born	17 March 1605 Darmstadt
Died	11 June 1661 Darmstadt

George II of Hesse-Darmstadt, German: Georg II von Hessen-Darmstadt (Darmstadt, March 1605 – 11 June 1661) was the Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt from 1626 - 1661. He was the son of Ludwig V and Magdalene of Brandenburg.

He married Sophia Eleonore of Saxony on April 1, 1627. From 1645 to 1648 he led the so-called Hessenkrieg against the Landgravine Amalie Elizabeth of Hesse-Cassel over the inheritance of the extinct line of Hesse-Marburg. This conflict resulted in the loss of Hesse-Marburg to Hesse-Cassel.

Children

• Louis VI (1630–1678)
• Magdalena Sybilla (1631–1651)
• George (1632–1676)-married Dorothea Augusta, Duchess of Holstein-Sonderborg
• Sophia Eleonora (1634–1663)- married Landgrave William Christoph of Hesse-Homburg
• Elisabeth Amalie (1635–1709) - married Philip William, Elector Palatine
• Louise Christine (1636–1697)
• Anna Maria (1637-1637)
• Anna Sophia II, Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg (1638-1683)
• Amalia Juliana (1639-1639)
• "a stillborn daughter"
• Henrica Dorothea (1641–1672)
• John (1642–1643)
• Augusta Philippina (1643–1672)
• Agnes (1645-1645)
• Marie Hedwig (1647–1680), married Duke Bernhard I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

References

• Georg II. , Landgraf von Hessen-Darmstadt (Biography in German)
• Wikisource: Allgemeine Deutsch Biorgaphie "Georg II. (Landgraf von Hesse-Darmstadt)" (in German)

George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt House of Hesse Born: 17 March 1605 Died: 11 June 1661
Preceded by Louis V	Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt 1626–1661	Succeeded by Louis VI