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Ludwig V "The Faithful" 16 Von Hessen-Darmstadt 1577–1626 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Sep 1577

Birth Location: Hesse, Darmstadt, Hessen, Landgraviate of Hesse

Death Date: 17 Jul 1626

Death Location: Darmstadt, Stadtkreis Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany

Father: Georg Hesse-Darmstadt

Mother: Magdalena Lippe,

Spouse(s): Princess Hohenzollern

Children(s): Prince Hessen-Darmstadt

Ludwig V "The Faithful" 16 Von Hessen-Darmstadt was born in 1577 in Hesse, Darmstadt, Hessen, Landgraviate of Hesse, the child of Georg I The Pious Landgrave Of Hesse Darmstadt And Magdalena Magdalene Landgravine Von Lippe Or Magdalene Countess Lippe Magdalene Countess Zu Lippe Magdalena Zur Lippe. Ludwig V "The Faithful" 16 Von Hessen-Darmstadt married Princess Magdalene Markgrafin Von Brandenburg Von Hohenzollern, and had children including Prince Georg Ii Landgrave Von Hessen Darmstadt. Ludwig V "The Faithful" 16 Von Hessen-Darmstadt passed away in 1626 in Darmstadt, Stadtkreis Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany.

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  • Ludwig V "The Faithful" 16 Von Hessen-Darmstadt was born in 1577 in Hesse, Darmstadt, Hessen, Landgraviate of Hesse, the child of Georg I The Pious Landgrave Of Hesse Darmstadt And Magdalena Magdalene Landgravine Von Lippe Or Magdalene Countess Lippe Magdalene Countess Zu Lippe Magdalena Zur Lippe.
  • Ludwig V "The Faithful" 16 Von Hessen-Darmstadt married Princess Magdalene Markgrafin Von Brandenburg Von Hohenzollern, and had children including Prince Georg Ii Landgrave Von Hessen Darmstadt.
  • Ludwig V "The Faithful" 16 Von Hessen-Darmstadt passed away in 1626 in Darmstadt, Stadtkreis Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany.

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Ludwig Hessen-Darmstadt's Ancestors

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Ludwig Hessen-Darmstadt
1577–1626
Birth Place: Hesse, Darmstadt, Hessen, Landgraviate of Hesse
Parents
Georg I The Pious Landgrave Of Hesse-Darmstadt
1547–1596
Kassel, Hessen-Nassau, Preussen
Magdalena ((Magdalene) Landgravine von Lippe OR Magdalene Countess Lippe, Magdalene Countess zu Lippe, Magdalena zur) Lippe,
1552–1587
Detmold, Lippe, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Grandparents
Philipp (I of Nassau Heßen, The Magnanimous Landgrave of Kassel von) Hessen
1504–1567
Marburg, Landkreis Marburg-Biedenkopf, Hessen, Germany
Christine (of Dresden, Princess of Sachsen (Meißen-Sachsen)) Hesse
1505–1549
Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Countess Mecklenburg-Schwerin
1485–1525
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ludwig Hessen-Darmstadt's Descendants

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Ludwig (V "The Faithful" 16 Von) Hessen-Darmstadt (24 Sep 1577–17 Jul 1626) m. Princess (Magdalene Markgräfin Von Brandenburg Von) Hohenzollern (21 January 1582–4 May 1616)
  1. 1. Prince (Georg II Landgrave Von) Hessen-Darmstadt 1605–1661
    1. 1. Princess (Sophie Eleanora Landgrafin vonHessen) Darmstadt 1634–1663 m. Georg (Willem Christoph Landgraaf van) Hessen-Bingenheim-Homburg 1625–1681
      1. 1. Magdalene (Sophie, Princess von) Hesse-Homburg 1660–1720 m. William (Maurice of) Solms-Braunfels 1651–1724
        1. 1. Sofie (Sibylle von) Solms-Braunfels 1684–1727

Ludwig Hessen-Darmstadt's Timeline

2 Records

1577
24 Sep 1577
Birth of Ludwig V "The Faithful" 16 Von Hessen-Darmstadt in Hesse, Darmstadt, Hessen, Landgraviate of Hesse
Hesse, Darmstadt, Hessen, Landgraviate of Hesse
1626
17 Jul 1626
Age 49
Death of Ludwig V "The Faithful" 16 Von Hessen-Darmstadt in Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Hessen, Allemagne
Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Hessen, Allemagne

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Sep 1577
    Event Place: Hesse, Darmstadt, Hessen, Landgraviate of Hesse

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1626
    Event Place: Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Hessen, Allemagne

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Darmstadt, Stadtkreis Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany

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