George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

George II of Hesse-Darmstadt, (17 March 1605, in Darmstadt – 11 June 1661) was the Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt from 1626 to 1661.

Early life and ancestry

Born into the House of Hesse, George was the eldest son of Ludwig V and his wife, Magdalene of Brandenburg.

Biography

On 1 April 1627 in Torgau, he married Sophia Eleonore of Saxony. Together, they had 15 children, three sons and twelve daughters.

From 1645 to 1648 he led the so-called Hessenkrieg against the Landgravine Amalie Elizabeth of Hesse-Kassel over the inheritance of the extinct line of Hesse-Marburg. This conflict resulted in the loss of Hesse-Marburg to Hesse-Kassel.

Children

• Louis VI (1630–1678), married Maria Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp
• Magdalena Sybilla (3 September 1631 – 5 August 1651), never married
• George (1632–1676), married Duchess Dorothea Augusta of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
• Sophia Eleonore (1634–1663), married Landgrave William Christoph of Hesse-Homburg
• Elisabeth Amalie (1635–1709), married Philip William, Elector Palatine
• Louise Christine (15 January 1636 – 11 November 1697), married Christoph Ludwig I, Count of Stolberg-Stolberg and had issue.
• Anna Maria (9 February 1637 – 21 April 1637), died young
• Anna Sophia II, Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg (1638–1683)
• Amalia Juliana (28 November 1639– 20 December 1639), died young
• Stillborn daughter (1640)
• Henrica Dorothea (14 October 1641 – 22 December 1672), married Count John II of Waldeck-Landau
• John (24 November 1642 – 22 February 1643), died young
• Augusta Philippina (29 December 1643 – 4 February 1672), never married.
• Agnes (11 November 1645 – 12 November 1645), died young
• Marie Hedwig (1647–1680), married Duke Bernhard I of Saxe-Meiningen

Ancestry

References

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

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