Louis VI of Hesse-Darmstadt (german: Ludwig) (25 January 1630 – 24 April 1678) was
Landgrave
Landgrave (german: Landgraf, nl, landgraaf, sv, lantgreve, french: landgrave; la, comes magnus, ', ', ', ', ') was a noble title used in the Holy Roman Empire, and later on in its former territories. The German titles of ', ' (" margrave"), ...
of
Hesse-Darmstadt
The Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt (german: Landgrafschaft Hessen-Darmstadt) was a State of the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by a younger branch of the House of Hesse. It was formed in 1567 following the division of the Landgraviate of Hesse betwee ...
from 1661 to 1678.
He was the eldest of three sons of the Landgrave
George II of Hesse-Darmstadt and
Sophia Eleonore of Saxony
Sophia Eleonore of Saxony (23 November 1609 – 2 June 1671) was a duchess of Saxony by birth and the landgravine of Hesse-Darmstadt from 1627 to 1661 through her marriage to Landgrave George II. She was the eldest surviving child of John ...
.
Marriage and children
Louis VI was married twice.
1. On 24 November 1650 he married his maternal cousin
Maria Elisabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp (1634–1665), daughter of
Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
Frederick III of Holstein-Gottorp (22 December 1597 – 10 August 1659) was a Duke of Holstein-Gottorp.
He was the elder son of Duke Johann Adolf of Holstein-Gottorp and Princess Augusta of Denmark. His mother was a daughter of King Fred ...
. They had eight children:
*
Magdalene Sybille (1652–1712) a renowned composer of baroque churchsongs; she married Duke
William Louis of
Württemberg
Württemberg ( ; ) is a historical German territory roughly corresponding to the cultural and linguistic region of Swabia. The main town of the region is Stuttgart.
Together with Baden and Hohenzollern, two other historical territories, Württ ...
.
* Sophie Eleonore (born and died 1653).
* George (1654–1655).
*
Marie Elisabeth (1656–1715) married in 1676 Duke
Henry of Saxe-Römhild.
*
Auguste Magdalene (1657–1674).
*
Louis Louis may refer to:
* 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 ( ...
(1658–1678), his successor (Louis VII).
*
Frederick Frederick may refer to:
People
* Frederick (given name), the name
Nobility
Anhalt-Harzgerode
*Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Harzgerode (1613–1670)
Austria
* Frederick I, Duke of Austria (Babenberg), Duke of Austria from 1195 to 1198
* Frederick ...
(1659–1676)
*
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. They also had eight children.
*
Ernst Louis (1667–1739), successor of his half-brother Louis VII who ruled for only 4 months
*
Georg (1669–1705), renowned Field Marshal, killed in Barcelona
* Sophie Louise (1670–1758), married Prince Albrecht Ernst II von
Oettingen-Oettingen
The House of Oettingen was a high-rank noble Franconian and Swabian family. It ruled various estates that composed the County of Oettingen between the 12th century and the beginning of the 19th century. In 1674 the house was raised to the rank of ...
(1669–1731)
*
Philip (1671–1736), Imperial Field Marshal and governor of Mantua, married in 1693 Princess Marie Therese of
Croy (1673–1714); Princess
Enrichetta d'Este
Princess Enrichetta d'Este (Enrichetta Maria; 27 February 1702 – 30 January 1777) was a Duchess of Parma by marriage to her cousin Antonio Farnese, Duke of Parma. She was the Regent of Parma in 1731 during her alleged pregnancy in the interr ...
was their daughter-in-law
* Johann (1672–1673)
* Heinrich (1674–1741)
* Elisabeth Dorothea (1676–1721), married
Frederick III Jakob of Hessen-Homburg (1673–1746)
*
Friedrich Friedrich may refer to:
Names
* Friedrich (surname), people with the surname ''Friedrich''
* Friedrich (given name), people with the given name ''Friedrich''
Other
* Friedrich (board game), a board game about Frederick the Great and the Seven Year ...
(1677–1708), killed in battle
Ancestors
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1630 births
1678 deaths
House of Hesse-Darmstadt
Landgraves of Hesse-Darmstadt
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