Louis VII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

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Ludwig VII, Landgrave of Hessen-Darmstadt (22 June 1658 - 31 August 1678) was a Hessian regent.

Louis VII was the son of Landgrave Louis VI of Hesse-Darmstadt and his wife Maria Elisabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf. Following the death of his father, he began to reign as landgrave On 24 April 1678. He reigned only 18 weeks and four days because he died on 31 August, 1678 due to an infection.