George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

George II
Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
Born	17 March 1605 Darmstadt
Died	11 June 1661 (aged 56) Darmstadt
Spouse	Sophia Eleonore of Saxony
Issue	Louis VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt Elisabeth Amalie Anna Sophia II, Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg
House	Hesse-Darmstadt
Father	Louis V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
Mother	Magdalene of Brandenburg

George II of Hesse-Darmstadt, Template:Lang-de (17 March 1605, in Darmstadt – 11 June 1661) was the Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt from 1626 to 1661. He was the son of Ludwig V and Magdalene of Brandenburg.

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

Children

• Louis VI (1630–1678)
• Magdalena Sybilla (1631–1651)
• George (1632–1676), married Dorothea Augusta, Duchess of Holstein-Sonderborg
• Sophia Eleonore (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)
• Stillborn daughter (1640)
• Henrica Dorothea (1641–1672)
• John (1642–1643)
• Augusta Philippina (1643–1672)
• Agnes (1645-1645)
• Marie Hedwig (1647–1680), married Duke Bernhard I of Saxe-Meiningen

Ancestry

Ancestors of George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

16. William II, Landgrave of Hesse 8. Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse 17. Anna of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 4. George I, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt 18. George, Duke of Saxony 9. Christine of Saxony 19. Barbara Jagiellon 2. Louis V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt 20. Simon V, Count of Lippe 10. Bernhard VIII, Count of Lippe 21. Magdalena of Mansfeld 5. Magdalene of Lippe 22. Philip III, Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg 11. Katharina of Waldeck-Eisenberg 23. Anna of Cleves 1. George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt 24. Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg 12. Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg 25. Elizabeth of Denmark 6. John George, Elector of Brandenburg 26. George, Duke of Saxony(=18) 13. Magdalena of Saxony 27. Barbara Jagiellon (=19) 3. Magdalene of Brandenburg 28. John V, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst 14. Joachim Ernest, Prince of Anhalt 29. Margarete of Brandenburg 7. Elisabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst 30. Wolfgang I, Count of Barby-Mühlingen 15. Agnes of Barby-Mühlingen 31. Agnes of Mansfeld

References

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