Louis I, Landgrave of Hesse

1402 - 1458  (55 years)

• Name	Louis I
  Suffix	Landgrave of Hesse
  Birth	6 Feb 1402
  Gender	Male
  Acceded	From 1413 to 1458
  	Landgrave of Hesse
  Death	17 Jan 1458
  Notes	«b»http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_I,_Landgrave_of_Hesse Louis I of Hesse«/b» («u»German «/u»: «i»Ludwig«/i») (6 February 1402-17 January 1458), called "the Peaceful" was «u»Landgrave «/u» of «u»Hesse «/u» from 1413-1458. He was the son of «u»Hermann II, Landgrave of Hesse «/u» and Margarete, daughter of «u»Frederick V «/u» of «u»Nuremberg «/u». He married Anna [5 June 1420 - 17 September 1462] daughter of «u»Frederick I, Elector of Saxony «/u» on 13 September 1436. Their children were: «tab»«u»Louis II «/u» (7 September 1438 - 8 November 1471) «tab» «u»«tab»Henry III «/u» (15 October 1440 - 13 January 1483) «tab» «tab»Hermann IV, Archbishop of Cologne (1450 - 19 October 1508) «tab» «tab»Elisabeth (1453 - 22 April 1489) «tab» «tab»Friedrich (1458- 1 June 1463) After 1425 a conflict with the «u»Electorate of Mainz «/u» over claims to power in Hesse broke out into open conflict and Archbishop «u»Conrad III of Mainz «/u» suffered a decisive defeat at «u»Fulda «/u» in 1427.
  Person ID	I61977	Glenn Cook Family
  Last Modified	8 Jan 2010

  
  

  Family	Anna,   b. 5 Jun 1420   d. 17 Sep 1462 (Age 42 years)
  Children	1. Louis II, Landgrave of Lower Hesse,   b. 7 Sep 1438   d. 8 Nov 1471 (Age 33 years)
  Family ID	F551617922	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jan 2010