Louis VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

Louis VI
Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
Reign	11 June 1661 – 24 April 1678
Predecessor	George II
Successor	Louis VII
Born	(1630-01-25)25 January 1630 Darmstadt
Died	24 April 1678(1678-04-24) (aged 48) Darmstadt
Spouse	Maria Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp (m 24 November 1650) Elisabeth Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (m 5 December 1666)
Issue	Prince George Princess Magdalene Sybille Princess Sophie Eleonore Princess Marie Elisabeth Princess Auguste Louis VII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt Friedrich Princess Sophie Marie Ernest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt Prince George Princess Sophie Luise Prince Philipp Prince Johann Prince Heinrich Princess Elisabeth Dorothea Prince Friedrich
House	Hesse-Darmstadt
Father	George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
Mother	Princess Sophie Eleonore of Saxony

Louis VI (25 January 1630 – 24 April 1678) was Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt from 1661 to 1678 and was the eldest of three sons of the Landgrave George II of Hesse-Darmstadt and Sophia Eleonore of Saxony.

First marriage

On 24 November 1650, he married Maria Elisabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp (1634–1665), daughter of Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp.

Issue

1. Magdalene Sybille (1652–1712) married Duke William Louis of Württemberg.
2. Princess Sophie Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt (born and died 1653)
3. George (1654–1655).

• 1. Marie Elisabeth of Hesse-Darmstadt (1656–1715) married Henry, Duke of Saxe-Römhild.

1. Princess Auguste Magdalene of Hesse-Darmstadt (1657–1674)
2. Louis (1658–1678)
3. Prince Frederick of Hesse-Darmstadt (1659–1676)
4. Princess Sophie Marie of Hesse-Darmstadt (1661–1712) married Christian of Saxe-Eisenberg (1653–1707)

Second marriage

On 5 December 1666, he married Princess Elisabeth Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, daughter of Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha.

Issue

1. Ernest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1667–1739)
2. Prince Georg of Hesse-Darmstadt (1669–1705)
3. Princess Sophie Luise of Hesse-Darmstadt (1670–1758) married Albrecht Ernst II, Prince of Oettingen-Oettingen.
4. Prince Philip of Hesse-Darmstadt (1671–1736), Imperial Field Marshal and governor of Mantua, married in Princess Marie Therese of Croy.
5. Prince Johann of Hesse-Darmstadt (1672–1673) died in infancy.
6. Prince Heinrich of Hesse-Darmstadt (1674–1741)
7. Princess Elisabeth Dorothea of Hesse-Darmstadt (1676–1721) married Frederick III, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg.
8. Prince Friedrich of Hesse-Darmstadt (1677–1708) killed in battle.