Louis VI of Hesse-Darmstadt (German: Ludwig) (25 January 1630 – 24 April 1678) was Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt from 1661 to 1678.[1]
| Louis VI | |
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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
editLouis 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:
- 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 young
- George (3 July, 1654 –1 August, 1655). Died young
- Marie Elisabeth (1656–1715) married in 1676 Duke Henry of Saxe-Römhild.
- Auguste Magdalene (1657–1674).
- Louis (22 June 1658–31 August 1678), his successor (Louis VII).[4]
- Frederick (1 October 1659 – 28 January 1676) Never married or had children.
- Sophie Marie (1661–1712) married in 1681 Duke Christian of Saxe-Eisenberg (1653–1707).
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
edit- ^ Soldan, Friedrich (1896). Geschichte des Grossherzogtums Hessen (in German). E. Roth. p. 156. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ BECK, August (1865). Ernst der Fromme, Herzog zu Sachsen-Gotha, etc (in German). H. Böhlau. p. 760. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
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