Name Louis Landgrave | ||
Spouse Mechthild of Wurttemberg-Urach Died November 8, 1471, Hessisch Lichtenau, Germany Children William II, Landgrave of Hesse, William I, Landgrave of Lower Hesse Parents Anna of Saxony, Landgravine of Hesse, Louis I, Landgrave of Hesse Siblings Henry III, Landgrave of Upper Hesse Grandchildren Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse | ||
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) illegitimate children by his mistress, Margarethe von Holzheim (born about 1443 - died after 1515):
The Landgraviate of Hesse had been divided by his father Louis I between Louis II and his brother Henry III into Hesse-Kassel (Lower Hesse) and Hesse-Marburg (Upper Hesse). The brothers fought about the exact demarcation of the realm until May 1470.
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