George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

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George II of Hesse-Darmstadt (German: Georg II von Hessen-Darmstadt; March 1605 in Darmstadt-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 lead 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.

[edit] Children

• Ludwig VI. (1630-1678)
• Georg - married with Dorothea Augusta, Duchess of Holstein-Sonderborg - died 1676 in Itter
• Johann
• Magdalena Sybilla
• Sophia Eleonora - married with Landgrave Wilhelm Christoph of Hesse-Homburg
• Elisabeth Amalie (1635-1709) - married Philipp Wilhelm, Elector Palatine
• Luise Christine (1636-1697)
• Anna Maria
• Anna Sophia II, Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg
• Amalia Juliana
• "a daughter born dead"
• Henrica Dorothea
• Augusta Philippina
• Agnes
• Marie Hedwig (1647-1680), married with Herzog Bernhard I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

[edit] Ancestry

v • d • e Ancestors of George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

16. William II, Landgrave of Hesse               8. Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse                       17. Anna of Mecklenburg-Schwerin               4. George I, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt                             18. George, Duke of Saxony               9. Christine of Saxony                       19. Barbara of Poland               2. Louis V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt                                   20. Simon V zur Lippe               10. Bernhard VIII, Herr zur Lippe                       21. Magdalena of Mansfeld               5. Magdalene of Lippe                             22. Philipp III, Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg               11. Katharina of Waldeck-Eisenberg                       23. Anna of Cleves               1. George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt                                         24. Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg               12. Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg                       25. Elizabeth of Denmark               6. John George, Elector of Brandenburg                             26. George, Duke of Saxony               13. Magdalena of Saxony                       27. Barbara of Poland               3. Magdalena von Brandenburg                                   28. Johann IV, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst               14. Joachim Ernst, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst                       29. Margaret of Brandenburg               7. Elisabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst                             30. Wolfgang I, Count of Barby               15. Agnes of Barby-Mühlingen                       31. Agnes of Mansfeld

[edit] References

• Georg II. , Landgraf von Hessen-Darmstadt (Biography in German)
• Wikisource: Allgemeine Deutsch Biorgaphie "Georg II. (Landgraf von Hesse-Darmstadt)" (in German)

Preceded by Louis V

Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt 1626–1661

Succeeded by Louis VI