Grand Duke Ludwig II (of Hesse)1

M, #11501, b. 26 December 1777, d. 16 June 1848
Father*Grand Duke Ludwig I (of Hesse)1 b. 14 Jun 1753, d. 6 Apr 1830
Mother*Princess Luise Henriette Karoline (of Hesse-Darmstadt)1 b. 15 Feb 1761, d. 24 Oct 1829
Reference9GFJ-PF
Grand Duke Ludwig II (of Hesse) was born on 26 December 1777 in Darmstadt, Starkenburg, Hesse-Darmstadt.1 He was the son of Grand Duke Ludwig I (of Hesse) and Princess Luise Henriette Karoline (of Hesse-Darmstadt).1 Grand Duke Ludwig II (of Hesse) was christened on 28 December 1777 in Darmstadt, Starkenburg, Hesse-Darmstadt.1 He married Princess Wilhelmine Luise (of Baden), daughter of Hereditary Prince Karl (of Baden) and Princess Amalie (Friederike) (of Hesse-Darmstadt), in 1804 in Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Baden.1 Grand Duke Ludwig II (of Hesse) died on 16 June 1848 in Darmstadt, Starkenburg, Hesse-Darmstadt, at age 70.1 He was buried on 19 June 1848 at Rosenhohe Chapel Bei Darmstadt, Starkenburg, Hesse-Darmstadt.1
He became the father of Grand Duke Ludwig III (of Hesse) on 9 June 1806.1 Grand Duke Ludwig II (of Hesse) became the father of Prince Son (of Hesse) on 18 August 1807.1 Grand Duke Ludwig II (of Hesse) became the father of Prince Karl Wilhelm Ludwig (of Hesse) on 23 April 1809.1 Grand Duke Ludwig II (of Hesse) became the father of Princess Elisabeth (Amalie Luise Karoline) Hesse on 20 May 1821.1 Grand Duke Ludwig II (of Hesse) became the father of Princess Daughter (of Hesse) on 7 June 1822.1 Grand Duke Ludwig II (of Hesse) became the father of Prince Alexander Ludwig Christian Georg (of Hesse) on 15 July 1823.1 Grand Duke Ludwig II (of Hesse) became the father of Mariya Maximiliane Wilhelmine (of Russia) on 27 July 1824.1 Ludwig II's daughter Princess Elisabeth (Amalie Luise Karoline) Hesse died on 27 May 1826.1 Ludwig II's mother Princess Luise Henriette Karoline (of Hesse-Darmstadt) died on 24 October 1829 at Schloss Zu Auerbach, Starkenburg, Hesse-Darmstadt.1 Ludwig II's father Grand Duke Ludwig I (of Hesse) died on 6 April 1830 in Darmstadt, Starkenburg, Hesse-Darmstadt.1 Grand Duke Ludwig II (of Hesse) became a widower with the death of his wife, Princess Wilhelmine Luise (of Baden) on 27 January 1836 in Darmstadt, Starkenburg, Hesse-Darmstadt, at age 47.1 Ludwig II's daughter was married at wedding of Mariya Maximiliane Wilhelmine (of Russia) and Aleksandr II Nicholoevich Romanov in 1840 in St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Russia.1

7 Children of Grand Duke Ludwig II (of Hesse) and Princess Wilhelmine Luise (of Baden), daughter of Hereditary Prince Karl (of Baden) and Princess Amalie (Friederike) (of Hesse-Darmstadt),

Children
Last Edited20 Oct 2001

Citations

  1. [S227] Samuel H. Sloan, ROYALFAM.GED (461 Peachstone Terrace, San Rafael CA: n.pub.). There are some wild errors in the data.