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Ludwig VIII. von Hessen-Darmstadt 1691–1768 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 APR 1691

Birth Location: Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany

Death Date: 17 OCT 1768

Death Location: Darmstadt, Stadtkreis Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany

Father: Ernst HESSEN

Mother: Dorothea HOHENZOLLERN

Spouse(s): Charlotte Hessen-Darmstadt, Princess Lichtenberg

Children(s): Georg Darmstadt, Louis HESSE-DARMSTADT, Ludwig Landgrave, Charlotte Darmstadt, Christina Wilhelmine, George Wilhelm, Georg Hesse-Darmstadt, Caroline HESSE-DARMSTADT, Luise Hesse, Auguste DARMSTADT, Luise Magdalena, Johann Darmstradt, Karoline Hesse

Ludwig VIII. von Hessen-Darmstadt was born in 1691 in Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany, the child of Ernst Ludwig Von Von Hessen And Dorothea Charlotte Von Von Hohenzollern. Ludwig VIII. von Hessen-Darmstadt married Charlotte Christine Magdalene Johanna Von Hessen Darmstadt, Princess Charlotte Christine Magdalene Countess Hanau Lichtenberg, and had children including Auguste Luise Magdalene Of Hesse Darmstadt, Caroline Louise Landgravine Of Hesse Darmstadt, Charlotte Wilhelmine Friederike Hesse Darmstadt, Christina Wilhelmine, Georg Wilhelm Of Hesse Darmstadt, Georg Wilhelm Van Hessen Darmstadt, George Wilhelm, Johann Friedrich Karl Of Hesse Darmstradt, Karoline Ernestine Of Hesse, Louis Ix Landgrave Of Hesse Darmstadt, Ludwig Landgrave, Luise Auguste Magdalena, Luise Karoline Lucie Frieda Hesse. Ludwig VIII. von Hessen-Darmstadt passed away in 1768 in Darmstadt, Stadtkreis Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany.

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Biography

  • Ludwig VIII. von Hessen-Darmstadt was born in 1691 in Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany, the child of Ernst Ludwig Von Von Hessen And Dorothea Charlotte Von Von Hohenzollern.
  • Ludwig VIII. von Hessen-Darmstadt married Charlotte Christine Magdalene Johanna Von Hessen Darmstadt, Princess Charlotte Christine Magdalene Countess Hanau Lichtenberg, and had children including Auguste Luise Magdalene Of Hesse Darmstadt, Caroline Louise Landgravine Of Hesse Darmstadt, Charlotte Wilhelmine Friederike Hesse Darmstadt, Christina Wilhelmine, Georg Wilhelm Of Hesse Darmstadt, Georg Wilhelm Van Hessen Darmstadt, George Wilhelm, Johann Friedrich Karl Of Hesse Darmstradt, Karoline Ernestine Of Hesse, Louis Ix Landgrave Of Hesse Darmstadt, Ludwig Landgrave, Luise Auguste Magdalena, Luise Karoline Lucie Frieda Hesse.
  • Ludwig VIII. von Hessen-Darmstadt passed away in 1768 in Darmstadt, Stadtkreis Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany.

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Ludwig Hessen-Darmstadt's Ancestors

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Ludwig Hessen-Darmstadt
1691–1768
Birth Place: Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany
Parents
Ernst Ludwig Von von HESSEN
1667–1739
Schloss Friedenstein, Gotha, Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha, Thuringia
Dorothea (Charlotte Von von) HOHENZOLLERN
1661–1705
Ansbach
Grandparents
Louis (VI, Landgrave Of) Hesse-Darmstadt
1630–1678
Hesse, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany
Elisabeth (Dorothea Of) Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
1640–1709
Sachsen Coburg, Gotha, Thueringen, Germany
Albrecht (II. von) Brandenburg-Ansbach
1620–1667
Ansbach, Stadt Ansbach, Bayern, Prussia
Henriette (Louise von) Württemberg
1623–1650
Stuttgart, Neckarkreis, Württemberg, Germany
Great-Grandparents
George Darmstadt
1605–1661
Sophie Sachsen
1609–1671
Ernst Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg
1601–1675
Elisabeth Sachsen-Altenburg
1619–1680
Joachim Brandenburg-Ansbach
1583–1625
Sophie Solms-Laubach
1594–1651
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ludwig Hessen-Darmstadt's Descendants

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Ludwig (VIII. von) Hessen-Darmstadt (05 APR 1691–17 OCT 1768) m. Charlotte (Christine Magdalene Johanna von) Hessen-Darmstadt (02 MAY 1700–01 JUL 1726) m. Princess (Charlotte Christine Magdalene Countess Hanau) Lichtenberg (02 MAY 1700–01 JUL 1726)
  1. 1. Georg (Wilhelm van Hessen) Darmstadt 1722–1782 m. Marie (Louise Albertine von) Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenheim-Heidesheim 1729–1818
    1. 1. Louise (Henrietta Caroline PRINCESS of) HESSE-DARMSTADT 1761–1829 m. Louis (I Grand Duke von) Hessen-Darmstadt 1753–1830
      1. 1. Ludwig (Wilhelm) Landgrave 1770–1839
      2. 2. Emil (Aemilianus Maximilian Leopold von Hessen Und Bei Rhein Von) Hessen-Darmstadt 1777–1848
      3. 3. Luise (Karoline Theodore Amalie Hesse) Darmstadt 1779–1811
      4. 4. Ludwig (Georg Karl van Hessen) Darmstadt 1780–1856
      5. 5. Prince (Michael of) Hesse-Darmstadt 1786–1852
      6. 6. Friedrich (van Hessen) Darmstadt 1788–1867
      7. 7. Jacob (George) Ludwig 1790–1855
      8. 8. Emil (van Hessen) Darmstadt 1790–1856
      9. 9. Gustav (Ferdinand Wilhelm Fredrik of) Hessen-Darmstadt 1791–1806
      10. 10. Louis (Andreas of Hesse) II 1777–1848 m. Wilhelmine (of) Hesse-Darmstadt 1788–1836
        1. 1. X (Louis) III 1806–1877
        2. 2. Charles (Of Hesse) ? 1809–1877
        3. 3. X (Prince Alexander of Hesse and by) Rhine 1823–1888
        4. 4. Alexander (Of Hesse And The Rhine) ? 1823–1888
        5. 5. Mathias (Matthew) Fleig 1824–1888 m. Maria Mueller 1796–
    2. 2. Louis (George Charles of) Hessen-Darmstadt 1749–1823
    3. 3. Ludwig (George Karl Von) Hesse-Darmstadt 1749–1823
    4. 4. George (Frederick William of) Hessen-Darmstadt 1750–1750
    5. 5. Friederike (Caroline Louise PRINCESS of) HESSE-DARMSTADT 1752–1782
    6. 6. George (Charles PRINCE of) HESSE-DARMSTADT 1754–1830
    7. 7. Georg Karl 1754–1830
    8. 8. Georg (Karl Van) Hessen-Darmstadt 1754–1830
    9. 9. Charlotte (Wilhelmine Christine Marie PRINCESS of) HESSE-DARMSTADT 1755–1785
    10. 10. Charlotte (Wilhelmine Christiane Marie von) Hessen-Darmstadt 1755–1785
    11. 11. Karl (Wilhelm George PRINCE of) HESSE-DARMSTADT 1757–1795
    12. 12. Friedrich (Georg August van Hessen) Darmstadt 1759–1808
    13. 13. Friedrich (Georg August Of) Hesse-Darmstadt 1759–1808
    14. 14. Maria (Wilhelmine Auguste VAN HESSEN-DARMSTADT - PRINCESS of) HESSE-DARMSTADT 1765–1796
  2. 2. Louis (IX LANDGRAVE of) HESSE-DARMSTADT 1719–1790
  3. 3. Ludwig Landgrave 1719–1790
  4. 4. Charlotte (Wilhelmine Friederike Hesse) Darmstadt 1720–1721
  5. 5. Christina Wilhelmine 1720–1721
  6. 6. George Wilhelm 1722–1782
  7. 7. Georg (Wilhelm of) Hesse-Darmstadt 1722–1782
  8. 8. Caroline (Louise LANDGRAVINE of) HESSE-DARMSTADT 1723–1783
  9. 9. Luise (Karoline Lucie Frieda) Hesse 1723–1783
  10. 10. Auguste (Luise Magdalene Of HESSE) DARMSTADT 1725–1742
  11. 11. Luise (Auguste) Magdalena 1725–1742
  12. 12. Johann (Friedrich Karl Of Hesse) Darmstradt 1726–1746
  13. 13. Karoline (Ernestine Of) Hesse 1727–1796

Ludwig Hessen-Darmstadt's Timeline

2 Records

1691
05 APR 1691
Birth of Ludwig VIII. von Hessen-Darmstadt in Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany
Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany
1768
17 OCT 1768
Age 77
Death of Ludwig VIII. von Hessen-Darmstadt in Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany
Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 APR 1691
    Event Place: Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany
    Record Source: Germany, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 OCT 1768
    Event Place: Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany
    Record Source: Germany, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Darmstadt, Stadtkreis Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany
    Record Source: Germany, Find a Grave Index

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