Noble family House of Hesse | Name Louis Landgrave | |
Father Hermann II, Landgrave of Hesse Mother Margaret of Hohenzollern-Nuremberg Died January 17, 1458, Spangenberg, Germany Spouse Anna of Saxony, Landgravine of Hesse (m. 1436–1458) Children Louis II, Landgrave of Lower Hesse, Henry III, Landgrave of Upper Hesse Parents Hermann II, Landgrave of Hesse, Margaret of Hohenzollern-Nuremberg Grandchildren Matilda of Hesse, William II, Landgrave of Hesse Grandparents Louis the Junker, Elisabeth of Meissen, Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg | ||
Louis I of Hesse (German: Ludwig) (6 February 1402, Spangenberg - 17 January 1458), called "the Peaceful" was Landgrave of Lower Hesse (Hesse) from 1413-1458.
He was the son of Hermann II, Landgrave of Hesse and Margaret, the daughter of Frederick V of Nuremberg. He married Anna (5 June 1420 - 17 September 1462) daughter of Frederick I, Elector of Saxony on 13 September 1436. Their children were:
After 1425 a conflict with the Electorate of Mainz over claims to power in Hesse broke out into open conflict and Archbishop Conrad III of Mainz suffered a decisive defeat at Fulda in 1427.
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