Louis II, Landgrave of Lower Hesse
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 in 1454. Their children were:
He also had seven (known) illegitimate children by his mistress, Margarethe von Holzheim (born about 1443 - died after 1515)[1]:
- Anna of Hesse (born about 1460, married Heinz Missener, 23 May 1484)
- Margarethe of Hesse (born about 1460, died 1524, married Heinrich Furster, mayor of Marburg, 5 February 1486)
- Johannes of Hessen (born about 1460, murdered 11 March 1531, married Gertrude ______)
- Wilhelm of Hessen (born about 1470, died 1550 in Melsungen)
- Luckel Lambrechts (born before 1471)
- Wilhelm of Hessen
- Ernst of Natega
- Friedrich of Hessen
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 or Hesse-Cassel) and Hesse-Marburg (Upper Hesse). The brothers fought about the exact demarcation of the realm until May 1470.
Ancestry
Ancestors of Louis II, Landgrave of Lower Hesse |
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16. Otto I, Landgrave of Hesse |
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8. Louis the Junker of Hesse |
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17. Adelheid of Ravensburg |
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4. Hermann II, Landgrave of Hesse |
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18. Simon II, Count of Sponheim-Kreuznach |
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9. Elisabeth Countess of Sponheim-Kreuznach |
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19. Elisabeth of Heinsberg and Valkenburg |
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2. Louis I, Landgrave of Hesse |
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20. John II, Burgrave of Nuremberg |
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10. Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg |
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21. Elisabeth of Henneberg-Schleusingen |
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5. Margarethe of Hohenzollern-Nürnberg |
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22. Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen |
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11. Elisabeth of Meissen |
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23. Mathilde of Bavaria |
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1. Louis II, Landgrave of Hesse |
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24. Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen (= 22) |
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12. Frederick III, Landgrave of Thuringia |
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25. Mathilde of Bavaria (= 23) |
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6. Frederick I, Elector of Saxony |
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26. Heinrich IV of Henneberg-Schleusingen |
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13. Catherine of Henneberg-Schleusingen |
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27. Judith of Brandenburg-Salzwedel |
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3. Anna of Saxony |
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28. Magnus II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
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14. Henry the Mild, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
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29. Catherine of Anhalt |
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7. Catherine of Brunswick |
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30. Wartislaw VI, Duke of Pomerania |
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15. Sophie of Pomerania |
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31. Anna zu Mecklenburg-Stargard |
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- ^ Translated from German Wikipedia entry.
External links
Persondata |
Name |
Louis 02 Of Lower Hesse, Landgrave |
Alternative names |
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Short description |
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Date of birth |
7 September 1438 |
Place of birth |
7 September 1438 |
Date of death |
8 November 1471 |
Place of death |
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