Louis VI of Hesse-Darmstadt
Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
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Louis VI of Hesse-Darmstadt (German: Ludwig) (25 January 1630 – 24 April 1678) was Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt from 1661 to 1678.[1]
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| Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt | |
| Reign | 11 June 1661 – 24 April 1678 |
| Predecessor | George II |
| Successor | Louis VII |
| Born | 25 January 1630 Darmstadt |
| Died | 24 April 1678 (aged 48) Darmstadt |
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| House | Hesse-Darmstadt |
| Father | George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt |
| Mother | Sophia Eleonore of Saxony |
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.
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:
- Magdalene Sybille (28 April 1652–11 August 1712) a renowned composer of baroque churchsongs; she married Duke William Louis of Württemberg.[3]
- Sophie Eleonore (19 January 1653 - 21 August 1653), died in infancy.
- George (3 July 1654 –1 August 1655), died in infancy.
- Marie Elisabeth (1656–1715) married in 1676 Duke Henry of Saxe-Römhild.
- Auguste Magdalene (1657–1674), died young.
- Louis (22 June 1658–31 August 1678), his successor (Louis VII).[4]
- Frederick (1 October 1659 – 28 January 1676), died young.
- Sophie Marie (1661–1712) married in 1681 Duke Christian of Saxe-Eisenberg (1653–1707).
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 Albert Ernest II of 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 in infancy.
- 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)
- Frederick (18 September 1677 – 13 October 1708), killed in battle.[4] Married morganatically and had issue.
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