Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

Louis IX
Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
Reign12 October 1768 –
6 April 1790
PredecessorLouis VIII
SuccessorLouis X
Born(1719-12-15)15 December 1719
Darmstadt
Died6 April 1790(1790-04-06) (aged 70)
Pirmasens
Spouses
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(m. 1741; died 1774)​
    Marie Adelaide of Cheirouze, Countess of Lemberg
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    (m. 1775)​
    Issue
    HouseHesse-Darmstadt
    FatherLouis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
    MotherCountess Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg

    Louis IX of Hesse-Darmstadt (German: Ludwig) (15 December 1719 – 6 April 1790) was Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt from 1768 to 1790.

    Overview

    Louis IX was a son of Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, and Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg and Müntzenberg.

    His main residence was his palace in Pirmasens, Schloss Pirmasens

    He was born in Darmstadt on 15 December 1719. On 12 August 1741, Louis married Caroline, daughter of Christian III, Duke of Zweibrücken. They had three sons and five daughters, including:

    In 1775, Louis IX married Marie Adelaide of Cheirouze, countess of Lemberg. On 6 April 1790, Louis died in Pirmasens.

    Additionally Louis had an extramarital son with Ernestine Rosine Doll:

    • Ernest Louis von Hessenzeig (10 November 1761 - 22 December 1774) Died young.

    Royal descendants

    Dotted lines indicate marriage.

    Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-DarmstadtCountess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken
    Princess Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt
    ∞ Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg    		Frederica Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt
    ∞ Frederick William II of Prussia    		Louis I, Grand Duke of HessePrincess Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt
    ∞ Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden
    Princess Amalie of Hesse-Homburg
    ∞ Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Dessau    		Frederick William III of PrussiaWilhelmine of Prussia
    ∞ William I of the Netherlands    		Louis II, Grand Duke of HesseCaroline of Baden
    ∞ Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria    		Frederica of Baden
    ∞ Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden    		Charles, Grand Duke of BadenPrincess Wilhelmine of Baden
    Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-DessauWilliam I, German EmperorAlexandra Feodorovna (Charlotte of Prussia)
    ∞ Nicholas I of Russia    		William II of the NetherlandsPrince Frederick of the NetherlandsPrince Charles of Hesse and by RhinePrince Alexander of Hesse and by RhinePrincess Sophie of Bavaria
    ∞ Archduke Franz Karl of Austria    		Princess Sophie of Sweden
    ∞ Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden    		Princess Josephine of Baden
    ∞ Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern (born 1811)    		Princess Marie Amelie of Baden
    ∞ William Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton
    Princess Adelheid-Marie of Anhalt-Dessau
    ∞ Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg    		Frederick III, German EmperorGrand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of RussiaWilliam III of the NetherlandsLouise of the Netherlands
    ∞ Charles XV of Sweden    		Louis IV, Grand Duke of HessePrince Louis of BattenbergPrince Henry of BattenbergArchduke Karl Ludwig of AustriaFrederick I, Grand Duke of BadenPrincess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
    ∞ Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders    		Lady Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton
    ∞ Albert I, Prince of Monaco
    William IV, Grand Duke of LuxembourgWilhelm II, German EmperorSophia of PrussiaOlga Constantinovna of Russia
    ∞ George I of Greece    		Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
    ∞ Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin    		Louise of Sweden
    ∞ Frederick VIII of Denmark    		Princess Victoria of Hesse and by RhinePrincess Alice of BattenbergVictoria Eugenie of Battenberg
    ∞ Alfonso XIII of Spain    		Archduchess Elisabeth Amalie of Austria
    ∞ Prince Alois of Liechtenstein (1869–1955)    		Victoria of Baden
    ∞ Gustaf V of Sweden    		Albert I of BelgiumLouis II, Prince of Monaco
    Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
    ∞ Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma    		Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia
    ∞ Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick    		Constantine I of GreecePrince Andrew of Greece and DenmarkJuliana of the Netherlands
    ∞ Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld    		Christian X of DenmarkHaakon VII of NorwayPrincess Ingeborg of Denmark
    ∞ Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland    		Infante Juan, Count of BarcelonaFranz Joseph II, Prince of LiechtensteinGustaf VI Adolf of SwedenLeopold III of BelgiumPrincess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois
    ∞ Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois
    Jean, Grand Duke of LuxembourgFrederica of HanoverPaul I of GreecePrince Philip, Duke of EdinburghBeatrix of the Netherlands
    ∞ Prince Claus of the Netherlands    		Frederik IX of DenmarkOlav V of NorwayPrincess Märtha of SwedenAstrid of SwedenJuan Carlos I of Spain
    Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein    		Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of VästerbottenIngrid of SwedenPrincess Joséphine-Charlotte of BelgiumAlbert II of BelgiumRainier III, Prince of Monaco

    Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg    		Queen Sofía of Spain
    Charles III of the United Kingdom
    Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands    		Margrethe II of Denmark
    Harald V of Norway
    Felipe VI of Spain
    Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
    Philippe I of Belgium
    Albert II, Prince of Monaco

    Frederik X of Denmark

    Ancestry

    See also

    References

    1. ^ Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans [Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living] (in French). Bourdeaux: Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel. 1768. p. 68.
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