George I of Hesse-Darmstadt (10 September 1547 – 7 February 1596) was the
Landgrave of
Hesse-Darmstadt from 1567 to 1596.
Early life
Born on 10 September 1547 in
Kassel
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, he was the fourth son of
Philip I the Magnanimous of
Hesse and his wife,
Christine of Saxony.
Biography
Following his father's death in 1567 Hesse was divided between his four sons. George I received the upper
County of Katzenelnbogen
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and selected
Darmstadt
Darmstadt () is a city in the States of Germany, state of Hesse in Germany, located in the southern part of the Frankfurt Rhine Main Area, Rhine-Main-Area (Frankfurt Metropolitan Region). Darmstadt has around 160,000 inhabitants, making it th ...
as his residence. He died on 7 February 1596 and the Landgraviate was passed to his son
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* Louis (coin)
* Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name
* Louis (surname)
* Louis (singer), Serbian singer
* HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy
See also
Derived or associated terms
* Lewis (d ...
.
Marriages and issue
On 17 August 1572, he married Countess
Magdalene of Lippe (1552–1587). They had 10 children.
* Philip William (1576–1576), Hereditary prince
*
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* Louis V of France (967–987)
* Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor and V of Germany (1282–1347)
* Louis V, Duke of Bavaria (1315–1361)
* Louis V, Elector Palatine (ruled 1508–1544)
* Louis V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (ru ...
(1577–1626), Landgrave of
Hesse-Darmstadt
: married in 1598 Princess
Magdalene of Brandenburg (1582–1616)
* Christine (1578–1596)
: married in 1595 Count
Frederick Magnus of Erbach-Fürstenau (1575-1618)
* Elisabeth (1579–1655)
: married in 1601 Count John Casimir of
Nassau-Weilburg-Gleiberg (1577–1602)
* Marie Hedwig (1580–1582)
*
Philip III (1581–1643), Landgrave of
Hesse-Butzbach
: married firstly, in 1610, Countess Anna Margarethe of
Diepholz (1580–1629)
: married secondly, in 1632, Countess Christine Sophie of
East Frisia
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(1600–1658)
* Anna (1583–1631)
: married in 1601 Count Albert Otto of
Solms-Laubach (1576–1610)
*
Frederick I (1585–1638), Landgrave of
Hesse-Homburg
: married in 1622 Countess Margarethe of
Leiningen-Westerburg
Leiningen-Westerburg was a historic state of the Holy Roman Empire, located in the vicinity of Leiningen and Westerburg in what is now the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
Leiningen-Westerburg was formed in 1467, when the last Landgrave
...
(1604–1667)
* Magdalene (1586–1586)
* John (1587–1587)
On 25 May 1589, he married Duchess Eleonore of
Württemberg (1552–1618). They had 1 child:
* Henry (1590–1601).
Ancestors
References
Wikisource: ''Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie'', "Georg I v. Hessen-Darmstadt"
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1547 births
1596 deaths
Nobility from Kassel
Landgraves of Hesse-Darmstadt
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