George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

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George II of Hesse-Darmstadt (German Georg) (March 1605 in Darmstadt - 11 June 1661) was the Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt from 1626 - 1661. He was the son of Ludwig V and Magdalena von Brandenburg .

He married Sophia Eleonore of Saxony on April 1, 1627.

[edit] Children

• Ludwig VI. (1630-1678)
• Georg - married with Dorothea Augusta, Duchess of Holstein-Sonderborg - died 1676 in Itter
• Johann
• Magdalena Sybilla
• Sophia Eleonora - married with Landgrave Wilhelm Christoph of Hessen-Homburg
• Elisabeth Amalie (1635-1709) - married Philipp Wilhelm, Elector Palatine
• Luise Christine (1636-1697)
• Anna Maria
• Anna Sophia
• Amalia Juliana
• "a daughter born dead"
• Henrica Dorothea
• Augusta Philippina
• Agnes
• Marie Hedwig (1647-1680), married with Herzog Bernhard I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

[edit] Ancestry

He is the most recent male ancestor of both Marie Antoinette and Alexandra Fyodorovna of Hesse, and is also an ancestor of Charles, Prince of Wales.

16. William II, Landgrave of Hesse

8. Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse

17. Anna of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

4. George I, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

18. George, Duke of Saxony

9. Christine of Saxony

19. Barbara of Poland

2. Louis V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

20. Simon V zur Lippe

10. Bernhard VIII, Herr zur Lippe

21. Magdalena of Mansfeld

5. Magdalene of Lippe

22. Philipp III, Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg

11. Katharina of Waldeck-Eisenberg

23. Anna of Cleves

1. George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

24. Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg

12. Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg

25. Elizabeth of Denmark

6. John George, Elector of Brandenburg

26. George, Duke of Saxony

13. Magdalena of Saxony

27. Barbara of Poland

3. Magdalena von Brandenburg

28. Johann IV, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst

14. Joachim Ernst, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst

29. Margaret of Brandenburg

7. Elisabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst

30. Wolfgang I, Count of Barby

15. Agnes of Barby-Mühlingen

31. Agnes of Mansfeld

[edit] References

• Georg II. , Landgraf von Hessen-Darmstadt (Biography in German)

Preceded by Louis V

Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt 1626–1661

Succeeded by Louis VI