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Louis I, Landgrave of Hesse

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Louis I
Landgrave of Hesse
Titles and stylesThe Landgrave of Hesse
Born6 February 1402
Spangenberg
Died17 January 1458
Noble familyHouse of Hesse
Spouse(s)Anna of Saxony
IssueLouis II, Landgrave of Lower Hesse
Henry III, Landgrave of Upper Hesse
Hermann IV, Archbishop of Cologne
Elisabeth
Friedrich
FatherHermann II, Landgrave of Hesse
MotherMargaret of Hohenzollern-Nuremberg

Louis I of Hesse (Template:Lang-de) (6 February 1402, Spangenberg - 17 January 1458), called "the Peaceful" was Landgrave of Lower Hesse (Hesse) from 1413-1458.

He was the son of Hermann II, Landgrave of Hesse and Margaret, the daughter of Frederick V of Nuremberg. He married Anna (5 June 1420 - 17 September 1462) daughter of Frederick I, Elector of Saxony on 13 September 1436. Their children were:

  • Louis II (7 September 1438 - 8 November 1471)
  • Henry III (15 October 1440 - 13 January 1483)
  • Hermann IV, Archbishop of Cologne (1450 - 19 October 1508)
  • Elisabeth (1453 - 22 April 1489), married John III of Nassau-Weilburg
  • Friedrich (1458- 1 June 1463)

After 1425 a conflict with the Electorate of Mainz over claims to power in Hesse broke out into open conflict and Archbishop Conrad III of Mainz suffered a decisive defeat at Fulda in 1427.

Ancestry

Family of Louis I, Landgrave of Hesse
  • Ludwig I. v. Hessen Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie. Band 52, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1906, p. 115.
Louis I, Landgrave of Hesse
Born: 6 February 1402 Died: 17 January 1458
Preceded by Landgrave of Hesse
1413–1458
Succeeded by
Louis II the Frank (Lower Hesse)
Henry III the Rich (Upper Hesse)