Louis II of Hesse (german: Ludwig) (7 September 1438 – 8 November 1471), called Louis the Frank, was the

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"), a ...

Lower Hesse Lower Hesse is a historic designation for an area in northern Hesse, Germany. The term Lower Hesse originated in the Middle Ages for the so-called "lower principality" of Hesse, which was separated until 1450 from the so-called "upper principalit ...

from 1458 - 1471. He was the son of

Louis I, Landgrave of Hesse Louis I of Hesse (german: Ludwig) (6 February 1402 - 17 January 1458), called "the Peaceful", was Landgrave of Lower Hesse (Hesse) from 1413 to 1458. He was born at Spangenberg, the son of Hermann II, Landgrave of Hesse and Margaret, the dau ...

and

Anna of Saxony Anna of Saxony (23 December 1544 – 18 December 1577) was the heiress of Maurice, Elector of Saxony, and Agnes, eldest daughter of Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse. Maurice's only son, Albert, died in infancy. Anna was the second wife of William t ...

. He married Mechthild, daughter of

Ludwig I, Count of Württemberg-Urach Ludwig I (before 31 October 1412 – 23/24(?) September 1450, in Urach), Count of Württemberg. He was a son of count Eberhard IV and Henriette of Montbéliard. He reigned from 1419 until 1450. After the death of his father count Eberhard IV, ...

in 1454. Their children were: * Anna 455-1459* Elisabeth (died young) *

William I, Landgrave of Hesse William I of Hesse (german: Wilhelm) (4 July 1466 – 8 February 1515) was the Landgrave of Hesse ( Lower Hesse) from 1471 to 1493. His parents were Louis the Frank (1438–1471) and Mechthild, daughter of Count Louis I of Württemberg. On 17 ...

(1466–1515) *

William II, Landgrave of Hesse William II (29 April 1469 – 11 July 1509) was Landgrave of Lower Hesse from 1493 and Landgrave of Upper Hesse after the death of his cousin, William III, Landgrave of Upper Hesse in 1500. William II is also called "William the Middle" to dist ...

(1469–1509) He also had seven (known) illegitimate children by his mistress, Margarethe von Holzheim (born about 1443 - died after 1515): * Anna of Hesse (born about 1460, married Heinz Missener, 23 May 1484) * Margarethe of Hesse (born about 1460, died 1524, married Heinrich Furster, mayor of

Marburg Marburg ( or ) is a university town in the German federal state (''Bundesland'') of Hesse, capital of the Marburg-Biedenkopf district (''Landkreis''). The town area spreads along the valley of the river Lahn and has a population of approximate ...

, 5 February 1486) * Johannes of Hesse (born about 1460, murdered 11 March 1531, married Gertrude ______) * Wilhelm of Hesse (born about 1470, died 1550 in Melsungen) * Luckel Lambrechts (born before 1471), a nun at the convent of Ahnaberg in Kassel * Ernst of Natega, a canon in Hildesheim * Friedrich of Hesse The

Landgraviate of Hesse The Landgraviate of Hesse (german: Landgrafschaft Hessen) was a 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 Mid ...

had been divided by his father Louis I between Louis II and his brother Henry III into Hesse-Kassel (Lower Hesse) and Hesse-Marburg (Upper Hesse). The brothers fought about the exact demarcation of the realm until May 1470.

Ancestry

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External links

Ludwig II v. Hessen, ''Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie'', Bd.: 52, Nachträge bis 1899: Linker - Paul, Leipzig, 1906Wikisource: ''Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie'' "Ludwig II. (Landgraf von Niederhessen)"
1438 births 1471 deaths House of Hesse Landgraves of Hesse Burials at St. Elizabeth's Church, Marburg {{Germany-noble-stub