Hermann II (10 June 1413), nicknamed the Scholar (), was
Landgrave of Hesse
The Landgraviate of Hesse () was a Princes of the Holy Roman Empire, principality of the Holy Roman Empire. It existed as a single entity from 1264 to 1567, when it was divided among the sons of Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse.
History
In the early ...
from 1376 to 1413.
Life
Hermann II was born around 1342 to
Louis the Junker and Elizabeth of Sponheim, daughter of
Simon II, Count of Sponheim-Kreuznach.
Louis the Junker was a son of
Otto I, Landgrave of Hesse. Hermann studied in
Paris
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and in
Prague
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. After the death of
Otto the Younger, the son and heir apparent of
Henry II
Henry II may refer to:
Kings
* Saint Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor (972–1024), crowned King of Germany in 1002, of Italy in 1004 and Emperor in 1014
*Henry II of England (1133–89), reigned from 1154
*Henry II of Jerusalem and Cyprus (1271–1 ...
, the latter appointed his nephew Hermann as co-ruler and heir in 1367.
Hermann was married twice. The first marriage on 3 February 1377 was to Johanna, countess of
Nassau-Weilburg
The House of Nassau-Weilburg, a branch of the House of Nassau, ruled a division of the County of Nassau, which was a state in what is now Germany, then part of the Holy Roman Empire, from 1344 to 1806.
On 17 July 1806, upon the dissolution of t ...
1383but produced no children. The second was on 15 October 1383 to
Margaret of Hohenzollern-Nuremberg 1406 daughter of
Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg. They had the following children:
* Anna (1385–1386)
* Henry (1387–1394)
* Elisabeth (1388–1394).
* Margarete (1389–1446), married to
Henry I of
Brunswick-Lüneburg
* Agnes (1391–1471), married to
Otto II
Otto II (955 – 7 December 983), called the Red (), was Holy Roman Emperor from 973 until his death in 983. A member of the Ottonian dynasty, Otto II was the youngest and sole surviving son of Otto the Great and Adelaide of Italy.
Otto II was ...
of
Brunswick-Göttingen
* Hermann (1396–1406)
* Frederick (1398–1402)
*
Louis
Louis may refer to:
People
* Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name
* Louis (surname)
* Louis (singer), Serbian singer
Other uses
* Louis (coin), a French coin
* HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy
See also
...
(1402–1458), succeeded as Landgrave of Hesse
References
1340s births
1413 deaths
People from Grebenstein
House of Hesse
Landgraves of Hesse
Burials at St. Elizabeth's Church, Marburg
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