George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
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George II of Hesse-Darmstadt, (Darmstadt
, March 1605 – 11 June 1661) was the Landgrave
of Hesse-Darmstadt
from 1626 - 1661. He was the son of Ludwig V and Magdalena von Brandenburg
.
He married Sophia Eleonore of Saxony
on April 1, 1627. From 1645 to 1648 he led the so-called Hessenkrieg against the Landgravine Amalie Elizabeth of Hesse-Cassel over the inheritance of the extinct line of Hesse-Marburg
. This conflict resulted in the loss of Hesse-Marburg to Hesse-Cassel.
Darmstadt
Darmstadt is a city in the Bundesland of Hesse in Germany, located in the southern part of the Rhine Main Area.The sandy soils in the Darmstadt area, ill-suited for agriculture in times before industrial fertilisation, prevented any larger settlement from developing, until the city became the seat...
, March 1605 – 11 June 1661) was the Landgrave
Landgrave
Landgrave was a title used in the Holy Roman Empire and later on by its former territories. The title refers to a count who had feudal duty directly to the Holy Roman Emperor...
of Hesse-Darmstadt
Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt
The Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt was a member state of the Holy Roman Empire. It was formed in 1567 following the division of the Landgraviate of Hesse between the four sons of Philip I, the last Landgrave of Hesse....
from 1626 - 1661. He was the son of Ludwig V and Magdalena von Brandenburg
Magdalena von Brandenburg
Magdalene of Brandenburg, also Magdalene and Magdalen, was the daughter of John George, Elector of Brandenburg and his third wife Elisabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst...
.
He married Sophia Eleonore of Saxony
Sophia Eleonore of Saxony
Sophia Eleonore of Saxony was a Duchess of Saxony by birth and the Landgravine of Hesse-Darmstadt from 1627 to 1661 through her marriage to Landgrave George II. She was the eldest surviving child of John George I, Elector of Saxony, and Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia...
on April 1, 1627. From 1645 to 1648 he led the so-called Hessenkrieg against the Landgravine Amalie Elizabeth of Hesse-Cassel over the inheritance of the extinct line of Hesse-Marburg
Hesse-Marburg
The Landgraviate of Hesse-Marburg was a German landgraviate, and independent principality, within the Holy Roman Empire, that existed between 1485 and 1500, and between 1567 and 1604/1650....
. This conflict resulted in the loss of Hesse-Marburg to Hesse-Cassel.
Children
- Louis VILouis VI, Landgrave of Hesse-DarmstadtLouis VI of Hesse-Darmstadt was Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt from 1661 to 1678.He was the eldest of three sons of the Landgrave George II of Hesse-Darmstadt and Sophia Eleonore of Saxony.- Marriage and children :...
(1630–1678) - Magdalena Sybilla (1631–1651)
- George (1632–1676)-married Dorothea Augusta, Duchess of Holstein-Sonderborg
- Sophia Eleonora (1634–1663)- married Landgrave Wilhelm Christoph of Hesse-HomburgWilliam Christoph, Landgrave of Hesse-HomburgWilliam Christoph of Hesse-Homburg was the second Landgraf of Hesse-Homburg...
- Elisabeth Amalie (1635–1709) - married Philip William, Elector Palatine
- Luise Christine (1636–1697)
- Anna Maria (1637-1637)
- Anna Sophia II, Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg (1638-1683)
- Amalia Juliana (1639-1639)
- "a daughter born dead"
- Henrica Dorothea (1641–1672)
- John (1642–1643)
- Augusta Philippina (1643–1672)
- Agnes (1645-1645)
- Marie Hedwig (1647–1680), married Herzog Bernhard I, Duke of Saxe-MeiningenBernhard I, Duke of Saxe-MeiningenBernhard I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen was a duke of Saxe-Meiningen.He was the sixth but third surviving son of Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Altenburg and Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg....