Louis II, Landgrave of Hesse

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Louis II of Hesse (German: Ludwig) (7 September 1438 – 8 November 1471), called Louis the Frank, was the Landgrave of Lower Hesse from 1458 - 1471.

He was the son of Louis I, Landgrave of Hesse and Anna of Saxony. He married Mechthild, daughter of Ludwig I, Count of Württemberg-Urach. Their sons were:

The Landgraviate of Hesse had been divided by his father Louis I between Louis II and his brother Henry III into Hesse-Kassel (Lower Hesse) and Hesse-Marburg (Upper Hesse). The brothers fought about the exact demarcation of the realm until May 1470.

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 16. Otto I, Landgrave of Hesse
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8. Louis the Junker of Hesse
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17. Adelheid of Ravensburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4. Hermann II, Landgrave of Hesse
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18. Simon II, Count of Sponheim-Kreuznach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9. Elisabeth Countess of Sponheim-Kreuznach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 19. Elisabeth of Heinsberg and Valkenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2. Louis I, Landgrave of Hesse
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20. John II, Burgrave of Nuremberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21. Elisabeth of Henneberg-Schleusingen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5. Margarethe of Hohenzollern-Nürnberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22. Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11. Elisabeth of Meissen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 23. Matilde of Bavaria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1. Louis II, Landgrave of Hesse
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24. Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen (= 22)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12. Frederick III, Landgrave of Thuringia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 25. Matilde of Bavaria (= 23)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6. Frederick I, Elector of Saxony
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 26. Heinrich VIII of Henneberg-Schleusingen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 13. Katharina of Henneberg-Schleusingen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 27. Judith of Brandenburg-Salzwedel
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3. Anna of Saxony
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 28. Magnus II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 14. Henry the Mild, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29. Catherine of Anhalt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7. Catherine of Brunswick
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30. Wratislav VI, Duke of Pomerania
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 15. Sophie of Pomerania
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31. Anna zu Mecklenburg-Stargard
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Preceded by
Louis I		 Landgrave of Lower Hesse
1458–1471		 Succeeded by
William I