Hermann II, Landgrave of Hesse

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Hermann II of Hesse (1341 - 24 May 1413) was Landgrave of Hesse from 1376 - 1413.

Landgrave Hermann II of Hesse, called "the Learned" was born in 1345 in Grebenstein castle, the son of Louis the Junker. He studied in Paris and in Prague. After the death of Otto, the intended heir to the throne, Henry II appointed Hermann the regent in 1367.

Hermann was married twice. The first marriage was to Johanna, countess of Nassau-Weilburg, but produced no children. The second was in 1383 to Margarete, countess of Nürnberg-Zollern. They had the following children:

  • Anna (1385-1386)
  • Heinrich (1387-1394)
  • Elisabeth (1388-1394).
  • Margarete ( 1389-1446), married with Henry II of Brunswick-Lüneburg
  • Agnes (1391-1471), married to Otto, Duke of Brunswick-Göttingen
  • Hermann (1396-1406)
  • Friedrich (1398-1402)
  • Louis (1402-1458), followed as Landgrave of Hesse
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Preceded by
Henry II		 Landgrave of Hesse
1376–1413		 Succeeded by
Louis I