Grand Duke Ludwig I (of Hesse)1

M, #11824, b. 14 June 1753, d. 6 April 1830
Father*Landgrave Ludwig IX (of Hesse-Darmstadt)1 b. 16 Dec 1719, d. 6 Apr 1790
Mother*Princess Karoline (Henriette Christine) (of Birkenfeld)1 b. 9 Mar 1721, d. 30 Mar 1774
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Grand Duke Ludwig I (of Hesse) was born on 14 June 1753 in Prenzlau, Brandenburg, Prussia.1 He was the son of Landgrave Ludwig IX (of Hesse-Darmstadt) and Princess Karoline (Henriette Christine) (of Birkenfeld).1 Grand Duke Ludwig I (of Hesse) was christened on 17 June 1753 in St. Nikolaikirche Prenzlau, Brandenburg, Prussia.1 He married Princess Luise Henriette Karoline (of Hesse-Darmstadt), daughter of Prince Georg Wilhelm (of Hesse-Darmstadt) and Princess Luise (Marie Albertine) (of Leiningen-Dagsburg), in 1777 at Prinz Georg Palais, Darmstadt, Starkenburg, Hesse-Darmstadt.1 Grand Duke Ludwig I (of Hesse) died on 6 April 1830 in Darmstadt, Starkenburg, Hesse-Darmstadt, at age 76.1 He was buried on 10 April 1830 at Stadtkirche, Darmstadt, Starkenburg, Hesse-Darmstadt.1
Ludwig I's mother Princess Karoline (Henriette Christine) (of Birkenfeld) died on 30 March 1774 in Darmstadt, Starkenburg, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany.1 Grand Duke Ludwig I (of Hesse) became the father of Grand Duke Ludwig II (of Hesse) on 26 December 1777.1 Grand Duke Ludwig I (of Hesse) became the father of Princess Luise Karoline Theodore Amalie (of Hesse-Darmstadt) on 15 January 1779.1 Grand Duke Ludwig I (of Hesse) became the father of Prince Georg (Ludwig Karl Friedrich Ernst) (of Hesse) on 31 August 1780.1 Grand Duke Ludwig I (of Hesse) became the father of Prince Friedrich August Karl Anton (of Hesse) on 14 May 1788.1 Grand Duke Ludwig I (of Hesse) became the father of Princess Daughter (of Hesse) on 11 May 1789.1 Ludwig I's daughter Princess Daughter (of Hesse) died on 11 May 1789.1 Ludwig I's father Landgrave Ludwig IX (of Hesse-Darmstadt) died on 6 April 1790 in Pfalz, Bavaria.1 Grand Duke Ludwig I (of Hesse) became the father of Prince Emil (Aemilius Macimilian Leopold) (of Hesse) on 3 September 1790.1 Grand Duke Ludwig I (of Hesse) became the father of Prince Gustav (Ferdinand Wilhelm Friedrich) Hesse on 18 December 1791.1 Ludwig I's son Grand Duke Ludwig II (of Hesse) was married to Princess Wilhelmine Luise (of Baden) in 1804 in Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Baden.1 Ludwig I's son Prince Gustav (Ferdinand Wilhelm Friedrich) Hesse died on 30 January 1806.1 Ludwig I's daughter Princess Luise Karoline Theodore Amalie (of Hesse-Darmstadt) died on 18 April 1811 in Khothen, Anhalt, Germany.1 Grand Duke Ludwig I (of Hesse) became a widower with the death of his wife, Princess Luise Henriette Karoline (of Hesse-Darmstadt) on 24 October 1829 at Schloss Zu Auerbach, Starkenburg, Hesse-Darmstadt, at age 68.1
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.