Louis I (; 6 February 140217 January 1458), nicknamed the Peaceful (), 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 1413 to 1458.
Following Louis' death, his sons, Henry III and Louis II, divided Hesse into
Upper and
Lower
Lower may refer to:
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*Lower (surname)
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*Lower Receiver (firearms)
*Lower Wick
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sections.
Life
Louis was born at
Spangenberg
Spangenberg is a small town in northeastern Hesse, Germany.
Geography
Spangenberg lies in the Schwalm-Eder district some southeast of Kassel, west of the Stölzinger Gebirge, a low mountain range. Spangenberg is the demographic centrepoint of ...
, the son of
Hermann II, Landgrave of Hesse
Hermann II (10 June 1413), nicknamed the Scholar (), was Landgrave of Hesse 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 ...
, and
Margaret
Margaret is a feminine given name, which means "pearl". It is of Latin origin, via Ancient Greek and ultimately from Iranian languages, Old Iranian. It has been an English language, English name since the 11th century, and remained popular thro ...
, the daughter of
Frederick V of
Nuremberg
Nuremberg (, ; ; in the local East Franconian dialect: ''Nämberch'' ) is the Franconia#Towns and cities, largest city in Franconia, the List of cities in Bavaria by population, second-largest city in the States of Germany, German state of Bav ...
. He married
Anna (5 June 1420 - 17 September 1462) daughter of
Frederick I, Elector of Saxony
Frederick I, the Belligerent or the Warlike (; 11 April 1370 – 4 January 1428), a member of the House of Wettin, ruled as List of margraves of Meissen, Margrave of Meissen from 1407 and List of rulers of Saxony, Elector of Saxony (as Fred ...
on 13 September 1436. Their children were:
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Louis II (7 September 1438 - 8 November 1471)
*
Henry III (15 October 1440 - 13 January 1483)
*
Hermann IV, Archbishop of Cologne (1450 - 19 October 1508)
*Elisabeth (14 December 1453 - 22 April 1489), married
John III, Count of Nassau-Weilburg
John III of Nassau-Weilburg (27 June 1441dr. A.W.E. Dek, ''Genealogie van het Vorstenhuis Nassau'', Europese Bibliotheek, Zaltbommel, 1970.A.A. Vorsterman van Oyen, ''Het vorstenhuis Oranje-Nassau. Van de vroegste tijden tot heden'', A.W. Sijthoff ...
*Friedrich (1458- 1 June 1463)
After 1425 a conflict with the
Electorate of Mainz
The Electorate of Mainz ( or '; ), previously known in English as Mentz and by its French name Mayence, was one of the most prestigious and influential states of the Holy Roman Empire. In the hierarchy of the Catholic Church, the Archbishop-Elec ...
over claims to power in Hesse broke out into open conflict and Archbishop
Conrad III of Mainz suffered a decisive defeat at
Fulda
Fulda () (historically in English called Fuld) is a city in Hesse, Germany; it is located on the river Fulda and is the administrative seat of the Fulda district (''Kreis''). In 1990, the city hosted the 30th Hessentag state festival.
Histor ...
in 1427.
Ancestry
External links
Ludwig I. v. Hessen''Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie''. Band 52, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1906, p. 115.
1402 births
1458 deaths
People from Schwalm-Eder-Kreis
House of Hesse
Landgraves of Hesse
Medieval child monarchs
Burials at St. Elizabeth's Church, Marburg
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