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Landgrave Louis IV of Hesse-Marburg (27 May 1537 – 9 October 1604) was the son of Landgrave Philip I of Hesse and his wife Christine of Saxony. After the death of his father in 1567, Hesse was divided among his sons and Louis received Hesse-Marburg (Upper Hesse) including Marburg and Giessen . Louis received his education at the court of Duke ...
Louis II of Hesse , 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.
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 ...
Gertrude of Aldenberg. Father. Hermann I, Landgrave of Thuringia. Mother. Sophia of Wittelsbach. Louis IV the Saint ( German: Ludwig IV. der Heilige; 28 October 1200 – 11 September 1227), a member of the Ludovingian dynasty, was Landgrave of Thuringia and Saxon Count palatine from 1217 until his death. He was the husband of Elizabeth of Hungary .
September 7, 1438: Louis II, Landgrave of Lower Hesse, was born to Landgrave Louis I and Anna of Saxony. The Landgraviate of Hesse having been divided by Louis I between Louis II and his brother Henry III into Hesse-Kassel and Hesse-Marburg, the brothers fought about the exact demarcation of the realm until May 1470.
Frederick II also renounced his rights to Wanfried. Issue. From her marriage to Louis, Anna had the following children: Louis II (1438–1471), Landgrave of Hesse, married in 1454 Countess Mechthild of Württemberg (1438-1495) Henry III (1440–1483), Landgrave of Hesse-Marburg, married Countess Anna of Katzenelnbogen (1443-1494)
The Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel was founded by William IV the Wise, the eldest son of Philip I. On his father's death in 1567, the Landgraviate of Hesse was divided into four parts. William IV received about half of the territory, with Kassel as his capital. Hesse-Kassel expanded in 1604 when Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel inherited the ...
