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 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 maternal cousin
Maria Elisabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp (1634–1665), daughter of
Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp. They had eight children:
*
Magdalene Sybille (1652–1712) a renowned composer of baroque churchsongs; she married Duke
William Louis of
Württemberg
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Together with Baden and Hohenzollern, two other historical territories, Wür ...
.
* 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 (1658–1678), his successor (Louis VII).
*
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
Elisabeth Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (8 January 1640 – 24 August 1709), was a German regent. She was Landgravine of Hesse-Darmstadt by marriage to Louis VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, and Regent of Hesse-Darmstadt during the minority of ...
(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
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* ''Georg'' (film), 1997
* Georg (musical), Estonian musical
* Georg (given name)
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(1669–1705), renowned Field Marshal, killed in Barcelona
* Sophie Louise (1670–1758), married Prince Albrecht Ernst II von
Oettingen-Oettingen (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
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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 (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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