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Louis IX of Hesse-Darmstadt (German: Ludwig) (15 December 1719 – 6 April 1790) was Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt from 1768 to 1790.
| Louis IX | |
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 Portrait of Louis IX around 1780 in the Musée historique de Strasbourg | |
| Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt | |
| Reign | 12 October 1768 – 6 April 1790 |
| Predecessor | Louis VIII |
| Successor | Louis X |
| Born | 15 December 1719 Darmstadt |
| Died | 6 April 1790 (aged 70) Pirmasens |
| Spouses | Marie Adelaide of Cheirouze, Countess of Lemberg
(m. 1775) |
| Issue | |
| House | Hesse-Darmstadt |
| Father | Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt |
| Mother | Countess Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg |
Overview
editLouis IX was a son of Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, and Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg and Müntzenberg.
His main residence was his palace in Pirmasens, Schloss Pirmasens
He was born in Darmstadt on 15 December 1719. On 12 August 1741, Louis married Caroline, daughter of Christian III, Duke of Zweibrücken. They had three sons and five daughters, including:
- Princess Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt (1746–1821), married Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
- Princess Frederica Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt (1751–1805), married King Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia and became Queen of Prussia
- Prince Louis X (1753–1830), later Grand Duke Louis I, married his first cousin Princess Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt
- Princess Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt (1754–1832), married her first cousin Karl Ludwig, Hereditary Prince of Baden
- Princess Wilhelmina Louisa of Hessen-Darmstadt (1755–1776), married Grand Duke Pavel Petrovich of Russia, later emperor
- Princess Luise Auguste of Hesse-Darmstadt (1757–1830), married Karl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
- Prince Frederick (10 June 1759 – 11 March 1802) Never married and had no issue.
- Prince Christian of Hesse-Darmstadt (1763–1830)
- A stillborn son on 3 May 1742
In 1775, Louis IX married Marie Adelaide of Cheirouze, countess of Lemberg. On 6 April 1790, Louis died in Pirmasens.
Additionally Louis had an extramarital son with Ernestine Rosine Doll:
- Ernest Louis von Hessenzeig (10 November 1761 - 22 December 1774) Died young
Louis IX and his first wife became the most recent common ancestors of all current sovereigns of hereditary monarchies in Europe in 2022 after Charles III became King of the United Kingdom.[citation needed]
Royal descendants
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Ancestry
edit| Ancestors of Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt[1] |
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See also
edit- John William Friso and Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel – Most recent common ancestors of all reigning hereditary European monarchs from the end of World War II until 2022
- Christian IX of Denmark and Louise of Hesse-Kassel – Common ancestors of many reigning hereditary European monarchs
References
edit- ^ Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans [Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living] (in French). Bourdeaux: Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel. 1768. p. 68.
External links
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Media related to Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt at Wikimedia Commons- Wikisource: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie "Ludwig (Landgraf von Hessen-Darmstadt)" (in German)
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