Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse
Louis II (26 December 1777 – 16 June 1848) was Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine from 6 April 1830 until 5 March 1848, resigning during the German Revolution of 1848. He was the son of Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse, and Princess Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt.
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Marriage and issue
On 19 June 1804, in Karlsruhe, he married his first cousin Princess Wilhelmine of Baden, youngest daughter of Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden, and his wife, Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt.
Due to Louis's affairs, the union proved an unhappy one, and the couple separated after the birth of their third child. Through Wilhelmine, Louis had four surviving children:
- Prince Ludwig of Hesse-Darmstadt (9 June 1806 – 13 June 1877); (the future Grand Duke).
- Stillborn son (18 August 1807).
- Prince Karl Wilhelm Ludwig of Hesse-Darmstadt (23 April 1809 – 20 March 1877).
- Princess Amalia Elisabeth Luise Karoline Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt (20 May 1821 – 27 May 1826).
- Stillborn daughter (7 June 1822).
- Prince Alexander Ludwig Georg Friedrich Emil of Hesse-Darmstadt (15 July 1823 – 15 December 1888)
- Princess Maximiliane Wilhelmine Auguste Sophie Marie of Hesse-Darmstadt (8 August 1824 – 3 June 1880); the future Empress consort of Alexander II of Russia.
Ancestry
| 16. Ernest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8. Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17. Princess Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4. Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt | |||||||||||||||||||
| 18. Johann Reinhard III, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9. Countess Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg | |||||||||||||||||||
| 19. Princess Dorothea Friederike of Brandenburg-Ansbach | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2. Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine | |||||||||||||||||||
| 20. Christian II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10. Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken | |||||||||||||||||||
| 21. Countess Katharina Agathe of Rappoltstein | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5. Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken | |||||||||||||||||||
| 22. Louis Crato, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11. Countess Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken | |||||||||||||||||||
| 23. Countess Philippine Henriette of Hohenlohe-Langenburg | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1. Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine | |||||||||||||||||||
| 24. Ernest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (= 16) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 12. Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (= 8) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 25. Princess Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach (= 17) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6. Prince George William of Hesse-Darmstadt | |||||||||||||||||||
| 26. Johann Reinhard III, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg (= 18) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13. Countess Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg (= 9) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 27. Princess Dorothea Friederike of Brandenburg-Ansbach (= 19) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3. Princess Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt | |||||||||||||||||||
| 28. Johann, Count of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14. Count Christian Karl Reinhard of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg | |||||||||||||||||||
| 29. Countess Johanna Magdalene of Hanau-Lichtenberg | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7. Countess Maria Louise Albertine of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg | |||||||||||||||||||
| 30. Count Georg Ludwig of Solms-Rödelheim | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15. Countess Katharina Polyxena of Solms-Rödelheim | |||||||||||||||||||
| 31. Countess Charlotte Sibylle of Ahlefeldt | |||||||||||||||||||
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Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse House of Hesse-Darmstadt Cadet branch of the House of Hesse Born: 26 December 1777 Died: 16 June 1848 | ||
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| Preceded by Louis I |
Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine 1830–1848 |
Succeeded by Louis III |
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