George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
| George II | |
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| Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt | |
| Reign | 27 July 1626 – 11 June 1661 |
| Predecessor | Louis V |
| Successor | Louis VI |
| Born | 17 March 1605 Darmstadt |
| Died | 11 June 1661 (aged 56) Darmstadt |
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| House | Hesse-Darmstadt |
| Father | Louis V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt |
| Mother | Magdalene of Brandenburg |
George II of Hesse-Darmstadt, German: Georg II von Hessen-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
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References
- Georg II. , Landgraf von Hessen-Darmstadt (Biography in German)
- Wikisource: Allgemeine Deutsch Biographie "Georg II. (Landgraf von Hesse-Darmstadt)" (in German)