Louis II, Landgrave of Lower Hesse
Noble person
1438 – 1471
Who was Louis II, Landgrave of Lower Hesse?
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. Their children were:
Anna [1455-1459]
Elisabeth
William I, Landgrave of Hesse
William II, Landgrave of Hesse
He also had seven illegitimate children by his mistress, Margarethe von Holzheim:
Anna of Hesse
Margarethe of Hesse
Johannes of Hessen
Wilhelm of Hessen
Luckel Lambrechts
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 and Hesse-Marburg. The brothers fought about the exact demarcation of the realm until May 1470.
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- Sep 7, 1438
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- Died
- Nov 8, 1471
Hessisch Lichtenau
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on July 23, 2013
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