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Louis VI
Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
Reign11 June 1661 –
24 April 1678
PredecessorGeorge II
SuccessorLouis VII
Born(1630-01-25)25 January 1630
Darmstadt
Died24 April 1678(1678-04-24) (aged 48)
Darmstadt
Spouse
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(m. 1650; died 1665)​
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(m. 1666)​
IssueGeorge
Magdalene Sybille
Sophie Eleonore
Marie Elisabeth
Auguste Magdalene
Louis VII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
Friedrich
Sophie Marie
Ernest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
Prince George of Hesse-Darmstadt
Sophie Louise
Philip of Hesse-Darmstadt
Johann
Heinrich
Elisabeth Dorothea
Friedrich
HouseHesse-Darmstadt
FatherGeorge II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
MotherSophia Eleonore of Saxony

Louis VI of Hesse-Darmstadt (German: Ludwig) (25 January 1630 – 24 April 1678) was Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt from 1661 to 1678.[1]

He was the eldest of three sons of the Landgrave George II of Hesse-Darmstadt and Sophia Eleonore of Saxony.

Marriage and children

Louis VI was married twice.

1. On 24 November 1650 he married his first cousin Maria Elisabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp (1634–1665), daughter of his maternal uncle Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp.[2] They had eight children:

2. On 5 December 1666 he married Elisabeth Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1640–1709), daughter of Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha.[5] They also had eight children.

  • Ernst Louis (1667–1739),[4] successor of his half-brother Louis VII who ruled for only 4 months
  • Georg (1669–1705),[4] renowned Field Marshal, killed in Barcelona
  • Sophie Louise (6 July, 1670 – 2 June, 1758), married Prince Albrecht Ernst II von Oettingen-Oettingen (1669–1731)
  • Philip (1671–1736),[4] Imperial Field Marshal and governor of Mantua, married in 1693 Princess Marie Therese of Croy (1673–1714); Princess Enrichetta d'Este was their daughter-in-law
  • Johann (3 June, 1672 – 26 August, 1673) Died young
  • Heinrich (26 September, 1674 – 31 January, 1741)[4] Was a general, never married and had no issue
  • Elisabeth Dorothea (24 April, 1676 – 9 September, 1721), married Frederick III Jakob of Hessen-Homburg (1673–1746)
  • Friedrich (18 September 1677 – 13 October 1708), killed in battle.[4] Had illegitimate issue

References

  1. ^ Soldan, Friedrich (1896). Geschichte des Grossherzogtums Hessen (in German). E. Roth. p. 156. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  2. ^ Pasque, Ernst (1853). Geschichte der Musik und des Theaters am Hofe zu Darmstadt: mit Berücksichtigung der bezügl (in German). Wittich. p. 36. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  3. ^ Mälzer, Gottfried (2 August 2011). Die Werke der Württembergischen Pietisten des 17. und 18. Jahrhunderts: Verzeichnis der bis 1968 erschienenen Literatur (in German). Walter de Gruyter. p. 184. ISBN 978-3-11-081965-6. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Allström, Carl Magnus (1904). Dictionary of Royal Lineage of Europe and Other Countries: From the Earliest Period to the Present Date. S. T. Almberg. p. 362. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  5. ^ BECK, August (1865). Ernst der Fromme, Herzog zu Sachsen-Gotha, etc (in German). H. Böhlau. p. 760. Retrieved 1 February 2024.

Ancestors

Louis VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
Born: 25 January 1630 Died: 24 April 1678
Regnal titles
Preceded by Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
1661–1678 		Succeeded by


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