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Ludwig III. von Hessen-Darmstadt 1806–1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 June 1806

Birth Location: Darmstadt, Stadtkreis Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany

Death Date: 13 June 1877

Death Location: Seeheim-Jugenheim, Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hessen, Germany

Father: Louis Hessen-Darmstadt

Mother: Wilhelmine HESSE-DARMSTADT

Spouse(s): Elisabeth Preussen

Children(s): Louis Darmstadt

Ludwig III. von Hessen-Darmstadt was born in 1806 in Darmstadt, Stadtkreis Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany, the child of Louis Ii Ludwig Ii Von Hessen Darmstadt And Wilhelmine Baden Hesse Darmstadt. Ludwig III. von Hessen-Darmstadt married Elisabeth Marie Karoline Viktoria Von Preussen, and had children including Louis Ludwig Iv Friedrich Wilhelm Hesse Darmstadt. Ludwig III. von Hessen-Darmstadt passed away in 1877 in Seeheim-Jugenheim, Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hessen, Germany.

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Biography

  • Ludwig III. von Hessen-Darmstadt was born in 1806 in Darmstadt, Stadtkreis Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany, the child of Louis Ii Ludwig Ii Von Hessen Darmstadt And Wilhelmine Baden Hesse Darmstadt.
  • Ludwig III. von Hessen-Darmstadt married Elisabeth Marie Karoline Viktoria Von Preussen, and had children including Louis Ludwig Iv Friedrich Wilhelm Hesse Darmstadt.
  • Ludwig III. von Hessen-Darmstadt passed away in 1877 in Seeheim-Jugenheim, Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hessen, Germany.

Immediate Family

Parents

Louis Hessen-Darmstadt
1777–1848
Birth Location: Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany
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Wilhelmine HESSE-DARMSTADT
1788–1836
Birth Location: Germany
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Spouses(s)

Elisabeth Preussen
1815–1885
Birth Location: Berlin, Brandenburg, Kingdom of Prussia
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Children(s)

Louis Darmstadt
1837–1892
Birth Location: Bussungen 6, Darmstadt, Starkenburg Hesse
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Ludwig Hessen-Darmstadt's Ancestors

Self
Ludwig Hessen-Darmstadt
1806–1877
Birth Place: Darmstadt, Stadtkreis Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany
Parents
Louis II (Ludwig II) von Hessen-Darmstadt
1777–1848
Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany
Wilhelmine (BADEN) HESSE-DARMSTADT
1788–1836
Germany
Grandparents
Louis (I Grand Duke von) Hessen-Darmstadt
1753–1830
Prenzlau, Brandenburg, Allemagne
Louise (Henriëtte Caroline van) Hessen-Darmstadt
1761–1829
Darmstadt, Hessen, Deutschland
Charles (Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden Durlach AKA Charles (Karel\ Karl) Lodewijk (Louis\ Ludvig\ Ludwig) van von Baden Durlach of Zahringen (*First Cousin to his wife Amalie) Friederike)
1755–1801
Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Baden Württemburg, Baden Wurttemberg, Allemagne
Amalie (Friederike aka Frederike Amalia (Amalia Amalie Frederike Friederike) of von Hessen Darmstadt Erbprinzessin Prinzessin von Hessen Darmstadt Landgravine (first Cousin to her husband Karl Ludwig von) Baden)
1754–1832
Prenzlau, Uckermark, Brandenburg, Allemagne
Great-Grandparents
Friedrich Hesse
1719–1790
Henriette Birkenfeld
1721–1774
Georg DARMSTADT
1722–1782
Maria Dagsburg
1729–1818
2nd-Great-Grandparents
*+*Ludwig 1stC20xr
1691–1768
Charlotte Lichtenburg'
1700–1726
Christian Pfalz-Zweibrücken
1674–1735
Caroline Saarbrücken
1704–1774
*+*Ludwig 1stC20xr
1691–1768
Charlotte Lichtenburg'
1700–1726
Christian LEININGEN-DAGSBURG-FLAKENBURG
1695–1766
Katherine Solms-Rodelheim
1702–1765

Ludwig Hessen-Darmstadt's Descendants

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Ludwig (III. von) Hessen-Darmstadt (9 June 1806–13 June 1877) m. Elisabeth (Marie Karoline Viktoria von) Preussen (18 June 1815–21 March 1885)
  1. 1. Louis (Ludwig IV Friedrich Wilhelm Hesse) Darmstadt 1837–1892 m. Alice (Maud Mary of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Princess of the United Kingdom of Great) Britain 1843–1878
    1. 1. Princess (Victoria Alberta Elizabeth Mathilde Marie) Hesse-Darmstadt 1863–1950 m. Louis Battenberg 1854–1921
      1. 1. Princess (Victoria 'Alice' Elizabeth Julia Marie of) Battenberg 1885–1969 m. Prince (Andrew Of Greece and) Denmark 1882–1944
        1. 1. Prince (Philip) Mountbatten 1921–2021 m. Queen (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor Of England) II 1926–2022
    2. 2. Prinzessin (Elisabeth Von) Hessen-Darmstadt 1864–1918
    3. 3. Prinzessin (Irene Von) Hessen-Darmstadt 1866–1953
    4. 4. Friedrich (Wilhelm Von) Hessen-Darmstadt 1870–1873
    5. 5. Marie (Viktoria Von) Hessen-Darmstadt 1874–1878
    6. 6. Prinzessin (Alice Von Hessen und Bei) Rhein 1872–1918
    7. 7. Grossherzog (Ernst Ludwig Von Hessen und Bei) Rhein 1868–1937

Ludwig Hessen-Darmstadt's Timeline

7 Records

1806
9 June 1806
Birth of Ludwig III. von Hessen-Darmstadt in Darmstadt, Stadtkreis Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany
Darmstadt, Stadtkreis Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany
1809
23 Apr 1809
Age 3
Birth of Ludwig III. von Hessen-Darmstadt in Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany
Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany
1826
22 OCT 1826
Age 20
Ludwig III. von Hessen-Darmstadt was married in Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Berlin, Berlin, Germany
1833
26 Dec 1833
Age 27
Ludwig III. von Hessen-Darmstadt was married in München, Stadt Munchen, Bayern, Germany
München, Stadt Munchen, Bayern, Germany
1836
22 October 1836
Age 30
Ludwig III. von Hessen-Darmstadt was married in Berlin, Brandenburg, Prussia
Berlin, Brandenburg, Prussia
1877
20 Mar 1877
Age 71
Death of Ludwig III. von Hessen-Darmstadt in Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany
Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany
1877
13 June 1877
Age 71
Death of Ludwig III. von Hessen-Darmstadt in Seeheim-Jugenheim, Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hessen, Germany
Seeheim-Jugenheim, Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hessen, Germany

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Apr 1809
    Event Place: Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 June 1806
    Event Place: Darmstadt, Stadtkreis Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 22 OCT 1826
    Event Place: Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1833
    Event Place: München, Stadt Munchen, Bayern, Germany

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 22 October 1836
    Event Place: Berlin, Brandenburg, Prussia

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1877
    Event Place: Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 June 1877
    Event Place: Seeheim-Jugenheim, Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hessen, Germany
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