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Issue Dorothea SophieLouis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-DarmstadtCharles WilliamFrancis ErnestFriederike Charlotte Father Louis VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt Mother Elisabeth Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg Died September 12, 1739, Darmstadt, Germany Spouse Margravine Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach (m. 1687) House Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt Children Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt Parents Elisabeth Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Louis VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt Grandchildren Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt | ||
Ernest Louis of Hesse-Darmstadt (German: Ernst Ludwig) (15 December 1667, Gotha – 12 September 1739, Einhausen) was Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt from 1678 to 1739. His parents were Landgrave Louis VI of Hesse-Darmstadt and Elisabeth Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1640–1709).
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- Ernst Ludwig von Hessen Darmstadt 1667 1739 Sinfonie de Son Altesse Serenissime 1718
- Family
- References
Ernest Louis's desire to emulate the French court under Louis XIV ran his country into debt. Among those patronized in this cultural milieu was Baroque composer Christoph Graupner; also bringing into his service architect Louis Remy de la Fosse for his extensive building program. Upon his death in 1739, his country's debt was 4 million gulden, ten times the annual revenue.
Ernst Ludwig von Hessen-Darmstadt (1667-1739) - Sinfonie de Son Altesse Serenissime (1718)
Family
Ernest Louis married Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1661–1705), daughter of Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1620–1667) on December 1, 1687. Their children were:
Ernest Louis married his second wife Luise Sophie von Spiegel (1690–1751) on January 20, 1727, who was thereafter raised to the rank of countess of Eppstein. He had two daughters with her:
Ernest Louis had one additional illegitimate child with Charlotte von Forstner (1686–1727):