Ludwig VI von Hessen-Darmstadt (landgraf von Hessen-Darmstadt)

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Personal and Family Information

Ludwig was born on 25 JAN 1630 in Darmstadt, , , Germany, the son of Georg II von Hessen-Darmstadt and Sophie Eleonore von Sachsen.

He died on 24 APR 1678. The place is not known.

He had two marriages/partners. His first wife was Marie Elisabeth von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf, who he married on 24 NOV 1650. The place has not been found. Their eight known children were Magdalena Sibylla (1652-1712), Sophie Eleonore (1653-1653), Georg (1654-1655), Marie Elisabeth (1656-1715), Auguste Magdalene (1657-1674), Ludwig VII (1658-1678), Friedrich (1659-1676) and Sophie Marie (1661-1712).

His second wife was Elisabeth Dorothea von Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg, who he married on 5 DEC 1666 in Schloss Friedenstein in Gotha. Their eight known children were Ernst Ludwig (1667-1739), Georg (1669-1705), Sophie Luise (1670-1758), Philipp (1671-1736), Johann (1672-1673), Heinrich (1674-1741), Elisabeth Dorothea (1676-1721) and Friedrich (1677-1708).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)


 

Ludwig VI von Hessen-Darmstadt
(1630-1678)

 

Georg II von Hessen-Darmstadt
(1605-1661)

 

Ludwig V von Hessen-Darmstadt
(1577-1626)

 

Georg I von Hessen-Darmstadt
(1547-1596)

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Magdalene zur Lippe
(1552-1587)

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Magdalena von Brandenburg
(1582-1616)

 

Johann Georg von Brandenburg
(1525-1598)

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Elisabeth von Anhalt
(1563-1607)

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Sophie Eleonore von Sachsen
(1609-1671)

 

Johann I Georg von Sachsen
(1585-1656)

 

Christian I von Sachsen
(1560-1591)

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Sophie von Brandenburg
(1568-1622)

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Magdalene Sibylle von Preußen
(1586-1659)

 

Albrecht Friedrich von Preußen
(1553-1618)

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Maria Eleonora van Gulik
(1550-1608)

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Events

EventDateDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Birth 25 JAN 1630
Place: Darmstadt, , , Germany
Death 24 APR 1678

Attributes

AttributeDateDescriptionDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Nobility Title FROM 1661 TO 1678 landgraf von Hessen-Darmstadt

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