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Name
  
Louis Grand


Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse

Born
  
26 December 1777 Darmstadt (
1777-12-26
)

Issue
  
Louis III, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine Prince Karl of Hesse and by Rhine Princess Elizabeth of Hesse and by Rhine Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine Empress Maria Alexandrovna of Russia

House
  
House of Hesse-Darmstadt

Father
  
Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse

Mother
  
Landgravine Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt

Died
  
June 16, 1848, Darmstadt, Germany

Spouse
  
Princess Wilhelmine of Baden (m. 1804)

Children
  
Maria Alexandrovna, Louis III, Grand Duke of Hesse

Parents
  
Princess Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt, Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse

Grandchildren
  
Alexander III of Russia

Similar People
  
Princess Wilhelmine of Baden, Maria Alexandrovna, Louis IV - Grand Duke of H, Charles Louis - Hereditar, Julia - Princess of Battenberg

Louis II (26 December 1777 in Darmstadt – 16 June 1848 in Darmstadt) was Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine from 6 April 1830 until 5 March 1848 (He resigned in the German Revolution of 1848). He was the son of Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse.

He was married to Wilhelmine of Baden who was his first cousin. Through her, Louis had four surviving children - Louis III, Prince Charles, Prince Alexander, and Marie, who became Empress consort of Alexander II of Russia. The last two were, however, more likely fathered by Baron August von Senarclens de Grancy, the longtime lover of his wife.

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 Tsar Alexander II of Russia.

    • References

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