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Ludwig II, Grand Duke of Hesse

Louis II
Grand Duke of Hesse
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Portrait of Louis II
Born (1777-12-26)26 December 1777
Darmstadt
Died 16 June 1848(1848-06-16) (aged 70)
Darmstadt
Spouse Wilhelmine of Baden
Issue Louis III, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine
Prince Karl of Hesse and by Rhine
Princess Elizabeth of Hesse and by Rhine
Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine
Empress Maria Alexandrovna of Russia
House Hesse-Darmstadt
Father Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse
Mother Landgravine Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt

Louis II (26 December 1777 in Darmstadt – 16 June 1848 in Darmstadt) was Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine from 1830 until 5 March 1848 (He resigned in the German Revolution of 1848). He was the son of Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse.

He was married to Wilhelmine of Baden who was his first cousin. Through her, Louis had four surviving children - Louis III, Prince Charles, Prince Alexander, and Marie, who became Empress consort of Alexander II of Russia. The last two were, however, more likely fathered by Baron August von Senarclens de Grancy, the longtime lover of his wife.




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