Ernest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

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Landgraf Ernst Ludwig von Hessen-Darmstadt

Ernest Louis of Hesse-Darmstadt (German: Ernst Ludwig) (15 December 1667 - 12 September 1739) was Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt from 1678 to 1739. His parents were Landgrave Louis VI of Hesse-Darmstadt and Elisabeth Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg (1640-1709).

Ernest Louis's desire to emulate the French court under Louis XIV ran his country into debt. Among those patronized in this cultural flourish was Baroque composer Christoph Graupner also brining into his service architect Louis Remy de la Fosse.

Ernest Louis was married to Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1661–1705), daughter of Albrecht of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1620–1667). Their children were: