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Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse

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Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse

Louis II (26 December 1777, Darmstadt16 June 1848, Darmstadt) was Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine from 1830 until his death. He was the son of Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse.

By his wife, Wilhelmine of Baden, Louis had four surviving children - Louis III, Prince Charles, Prince Alexander, and Marie, who became Empress consort of Alexander II of Russia. The last four were, however, more likely fathered by Baron August von Senarclens de Grancy, the longtime lover of his wife.

Children

Ancestry

Family of Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse
Ludwig VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
Ludwig IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg
Ludwig I, Grand Duke of Hesse
Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
Karoline of Palatine-Zweibrücken
Karoline of Nassau-Saarbrücken
Ludwig II, Grand Duke of Hesse
Ludwig VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (=8)
Prince Georg Wilhelm of Hesse-Darmstadt
Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg (=9)
Luise of Hesse-Darmstadt
Christian Karl Reinhard, Count of Leiningen-Dagsburg
Maria Luise Albertine of Leiningen-Dagsburg
Katharine Polyxena of Solms-Rödelheim
Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse
Born: 26 December 1777 Died: 16 June 1848
Regnal titles
Preceded by Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine
1830-1848
Succeeded by