Louis VI of Hesse-Darmstadt () (25 January 1630 – 24 April 1678) was

Landgrave Landgrave (, , , ; , ', ', ', ', ') was a rank of nobility used in the Holy Roman Empire, and its former territories. The German titles of ', ' ("margrave"), and ' ("count palatine") are of roughly equal rank, subordinate to ' ("duke"), and su ...

Hesse-Darmstadt The Landgraviate of Hesse-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 among the four sons of Landgrave Philip I. ...

from 1661 to 1678. He was the eldest of three sons of the Landgrave George II of Hesse-Darmstadt and Sophia Eleonore of Saxony.

Marriage and children

Louis VI was married twice. 1. On 24 November 1650 he married his

first cousin A cousin is a relative who is the child of a parent's sibling; this is more specifically referred to as a first cousin. A parent of a first cousin is an aunt or uncle. More generally, in the lineal kinship, kinship system used in the English-s ...

Maria Elisabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp (1634–1665), daughter of his maternal uncle

Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp Frederick III of Holstein-Gottorp (22 December 1597 – 10 August 1659) was a Duke of Holstein-Gottorp. Early life and youth Born on 22 December 1597, he was the elder son of Duke Johann Adolf of Holstein-Gottorp and Princess Augusta of Denm ...

. They had eight children: * Magdalene Sybille (28 April 1652–11 August 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 Province of Hohenzollern, Hohenzollern, two other histo ...

. * Sophie Eleonore (19 January 1653 - 21 August 1653), died in infancy. * George (3 July 1654 –1 August 1655), died in infancy. * Marie Elisabeth (1656–1715) married in 1676 Duke Henry of Saxe-Römhild. * Auguste Magdalene (1657–1674), died young. *

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 ...

(22 June 1658–31 August 1678), his successor (Louis VII). * Frederick (1 October 1659 – 28 January 1676), died young. * 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 Ernest I, called "Ernest the Pious" (25 December 1601 – 26 March 1675), was a duke of Saxe-Gotha and Saxe-Altenburg. The duchies were later merged into Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. He was the ninth but sixth surviving son of Johann II, Duke of S ...

. 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 (6 July 1670 – 2 June 1758), married Prince Albrecht Ernst II von Oettingen-Oettingen (1669–1731) *

Philip Philip, also Phillip, is a male name derived from the Macedonian Old Koine language, Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominen ...

(1671–1736), Imperial Field Marshal and governor of Mantua, married in 1693 Princess Marie Therese of Croy (1673–1714); Princess Enrichetta d'Este was their daughter-in-law * Johann (3 June 1672 – 26 August 1673), died in infancy. * Heinrich (26 September 1674 – 31 January 1741), was a general, never married and had no issue. * Elisabeth Dorothea (24 April 1676 – 9 September 1721), married Frederick III Jakob of Hessen-Homburg (1673–1746) *

Frederick Frederick may refer to: People * Frederick (given name), the name Given name Nobility = Anhalt-Harzgerode = * Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Harzgerode (1613–1670) = Austria = * Frederick I, Duke of Austria (Babenberg), Duke of Austria fro ...

(18 September 1677 – 13 October 1708), killed in battle. Married morganatically and had issue.

References

Ancestors

, - 1630 births 1678 deaths House of Hesse-Darmstadt Landgraves of Hesse-Darmstadt {{Germany-noble-stub