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Louis II, Landgrave of Lower Hesse

Male 1438 - 1471  (33 years)

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  • Name Louis II  
    Suffix Landgrave of Lower Hesse 
    Birth 7 Sep 1438 
    Gender Male 
    Acceded From 1458 to 1471 
    Landgrave of Lower Hesse 
    Death 8 Nov 1471 
    Notes 
    • «b»http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_II,_Landgrave_of_Hesse


      Louis II of Hesse«/b» («u»German «/u»: «i»Ludwig«/i») (7 September 1438 \endash 8 November 1471), called «b»Louis the Frank«/b», was the «u»Landgrave «/u» of Lower «u»Hesse «/u» from 1458 - 1471.

      He was the son of «u»Louis I, Landgrave of Hesse «/u» and Anna of Saxony. He married Mechthild, daughter of «u»Ludwig I, Count of Württemberg-Urach «/u». Their children were:

      «tab» Anna [1455-1459]
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      «tab»Elisabeth (died young)
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      «u»«tab»William I, Landgrave of Hesse «/u» (1466-1515)
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      «u»«tab»William II, Landgrave of Hesse «/u» (1469-1509)
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      He also had seven (known) illegitimate children by his mistress, Margarethe von Holzheim (born about 1443 - died after 1515)«u»
      «/u»:
      «tab» Anna of Hesse (born about 1460, married Heinz Missener, 23 May 1484)
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      «tab»Margarethe of Hesse (born about 1460, died 1524, married Heinrich Furster, mayor of «u»Marburg «/u», 5 February 1486)
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      «tab»Johannes of Hessen (born about 1460, murdered 11 March 1531, married Gertrude ______)
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      «tab»Wilhelm of Hessen (born about 1470, died 1550 in Melsungen)
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      «tab»Luckel Lambrechts (born before 1471)
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      «tab»Wilhelm of Hessen
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      «tab»Ernst of Natega
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      «tab»Friedrich of Hessen
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      The «u»Landgraviate of Hesse «/u» had been divided by his father Louis I between Louis II and his brother Henry III into Hesse-Kassel (Lower Hesse or Hesse-Cassel) and Hesse-Marburg (Upper Hesse). The brothers fought about the exact demarcation of the realm until May 1470.
    Person ID I61976  Glenn Cook Family
    Last Modified 8 Jan 2010 

    Father Louis I, Landgrave of Hesse,   b. 6 Feb 1402   d. 17 Jan 1458 (Age 55 years) 
    Mother Anna,   b. 5 Jun 1420   d. 17 Sep 1462 (Age 42 years) 
    Family ID F551617922  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mechthild von Wurttemberg,   b. Aft 1436   d. 6 Jun 1495 (Age ~ 58 years) 
    Family ID F551617921  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Jan 2010