Elisabeth of Hesse, Electress Palatine

For other people named Elisabeth of Hesse, see Elisabeth of Hesse (disambiguation).
Elisabeth of Hesse
Spouse(s) Louis VI, Elector Palatine
Noble family House of Hesse
Father Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse
Mother Christine of Saxony
Born (1539-02-13)13 February 1539
Kassel
Died 14 March 1582(1582-03-14) (aged 43)
Heidelberg

Elisabeth of Hesse (13 February 1539 – 14 March 1582) was a German noblewoman.

She was a daughter of Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse and Christine of Saxony, daughter of George, Duke of Saxony.

On 8 July 1560 she married Louis VI, Elector Palatine. They had the following children:

  1. Anna Marie (1561–1589), married Charles IX of Sweden
  2. Elisabeth (15 June – 2 November 1562)
  3. Dorothea Elisabeth (12 January – 7 March 1565)
  4. Dorothea (1566–1567)
  5. Frederick Philip (19 October 1567 – 14 November 1568)
  6. Johann Friedrich (died within a month of birth)
  7. Ludwig (died within three months of birth)
  8. Katharina (1572–1586)
  9. Christine (1573–1619)
  10. Frederick (1574–1610), succeeded as Elector Palatine
  11. Philip (4 May 1575 – 9 August 1575)
  12. Elisabeth (1576–1577)

Ancestors

Elisabeth of Hesse, Electress Palatine
Born: 13 February 1539 Died: 14 March 1582
Preceded by
Amalia of Neuenahr		 Electress Palatine
1576–1582 		Succeeded by
Anne of Ostfriesland


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