Louis II of Hesse (german: Ludwig) (7 September 1438 – 8 November 1471), called Louis the Frank, was the
Landgrave of
Lower Hesse from 1458 - 1471.
He was the son of
Louis I, Landgrave of Hesse
Louis I of Hesse (german: Ludwig) (6 February 1402 - 17 January 1458), called "the Peaceful", was Landgrave of Lower Hesse (Hesse) from 1413 to 1458.
He was born at Spangenberg, the son of Hermann II, Landgrave of Hesse and Margaret, the daug ...
and
Anna of Saxony
Anna of Saxony (23 December 1544 – 18 December 1577) was the heiress of Maurice, Elector of Saxony, and Agnes, eldest daughter of Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse. Maurice's only son, Albert, died in infancy. Anna was the second wife of William th ...
. He married Mechthild, daughter of
Ludwig I, Count of Württemberg-Urach
Ludwig I (before 31 October 1412 – 23/24(?) September 1450, in Urach), Count of Württemberg. He was a son of count Eberhard IV and Henriette of Montbéliard. He reigned from 1419 until 1450.
After the death of his father count Eberhard IV, ...
in 1454. Their children were:
* Anna
455-1459* Elisabeth (died young)
*
William I, Landgrave of Hesse (1466–1515)
*
William II, Landgrave of Hesse (1469–1509)
He also had seven (known) illegitimate children by his mistress, Margarethe von Holzheim (born about 1443 - died after 1515):
* Anna of Hesse (born about 1460, married Heinz Missener, 23 May 1484)
* Margarethe of Hesse (born about 1460, died 1524, married Heinrich Furster, mayor of
Marburg, 5 February 1486)
* Johannes of Hesse (born about 1460, murdered 11 March 1531, married Gertrude ______)
* Wilhelm of Hesse (born about 1470, died 1550 in Melsungen)
* Luckel Lambrechts (born before 1471), a nun at the convent of Ahnaberg in Kassel
* Ernst of Natega, a canon in Hildesheim
* Friedrich of Hesse
The
Landgraviate of Hesse had been divided by his father Louis I between Louis II and his brother
Henry III into Hesse-Kassel (Lower Hesse) and Hesse-Marburg (Upper Hesse). The brothers fought about the exact demarcation of the realm until May 1470.
Ancestry
References
External links
Ludwig II v. Hessen, ''Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie'', Bd.: 52, Nachträge bis 1899: Linker - Paul, Leipzig, 1906Wikisource: ''Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie'' "Ludwig II. (Landgraf von Niederhessen)"
1438 births
1471 deaths
House of Hesse
Landgraves of Hesse
Burials at St. Elizabeth's Church, Marburg
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