Louis VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

Louis VI
Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
Born (1630-01-25)January 25, 1630
Darmstadt
Died 24 April 1678(1678-04-24) (aged 48)
Darmstadt
Spouse Maria Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp
Elisabeth Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Issue George
Magdalene Sybille
Sophie Eleonore
Marie Elisabeth
Auguste Magdalene
Louis VII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
Friedrich
Sophie Marie
Ernest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
Prince George of Hesse-Darmstadt
Sophie Louise
Philip
Johann
Heinrich
Elisabeth Dorothea
Friedrich
House Hesse-Darmstadt
Father George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
Mother Sophia Eleonore of Saxony

Louis VI of Hesse-Darmstadt (German: Ludwig) (25 January 1630 – 24 April 1678) was Landgrave 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 November 24, 1650 he married Maria Elisabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp (1634–1665), daughter of Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp. They had eight children:

2. On December 5, 1666 he married Elisabeth Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1640–1709), daughter of Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha. They also had eight children.

Ancestors

Louis VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
Born: 25 January 1630 Died: 24 April 1678
Preceded by
George II
Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
1661–1678
Succeeded by
Louis VII


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