Ludwig II. von HessenAge: 33 years1438–1471
- Name
- Ludwig II. von Hessen
Ludwig der freimütige von Hessen
- Name
- Ludwig der freimütige von Hessen
- Type
- also known as
| Birth | September 7, 1438 36 18 |
| Marriage | Margarethe von Holzheim — View this family unmarried, 8 children yes |
| Marriage | Mechthild von Württemberg-Urach — View this family 4 children yes |
| Birth of a brother | Heinrich III. von Hessen October 15, 1440 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Catherina von Braunschweig-Lüneburg December 28, 1442 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Catherina von Braunschweig-Lüneburg 1442 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Hermann IV. der Friedsame von Hessen June 3, 1450 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Friedrich von Hessen about 1452 (Age 13 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Elisabeth die Schöne von Hessen 1453 (Age 14 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Anna von Hessen 1455 (Age 16 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Anna von Hessen 1458 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a father | Ludwig I. der friedfertige von Hessen January 17, 1458 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a mother | Anna von Sachsen September 17, 1462 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a brother | Friedrich von Hessen 1463 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Wilhelm I. der Ältere von Hessen July 4, 1466 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Wilhelm II. von Hessen April 29, 1469 (Age 30 years) |
| Occupation | Landgraf (count to the emperor) between 1458 and 1471 (Age 19 years) |
| Death | November 8, 1471 (Age 33 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Ludwig I. der friedfertige von Hessen Birth: February 6, 1402 61 35 — Spangenberg, Schwalm, Hessen, Germany Death: January 17, 1458 — Spangenberg, Schwalm, Hessen, Germany |
| mother |
Anna von Sachsen Birth: June 5, 1420 50 25 — Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany Death: September 17, 1462 — Spangenberg, Schwalm, Hessen, Germany |
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Marriage: September 13, 1436 — |
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4 years younger brother |
Heinrich III. von Hessen Birth: 15 Oct 1441 per DGB, but baptized 17 nov 1440 in Kassel — October 15, 1440 38 20 — Spangenberg, Schwalm, Hessen, Germany Death: January 13, 1483 — Marburg an der Lahn, Hessen, Germany |
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-2 years himself |
Ludwig II. von Hessen Birth: September 7, 1438 36 18 Death: November 8, 1471 — Burg Reichenbach |
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12 years younger brother |
Hermann IV. der Friedsame von Hessen Birth: June 3, 1450 48 29 — Spangenberg, Schwalm, Hessen, Germany Death: buried in Dom of Cologne — October 19, 1508 — Poppelsdorf, Bonn, Germany |
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3 years younger brother |
Friedrich von Hessen Birth: estimated as close to sibling(s) — about 1452 49 31 Death: 1463 |
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-24 years elder sister |
Elisabeth die Elisabeth die Schöne von Hessen Birth: estimated a gap of 25 years — about 1427 24 6 |
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27 years younger sister |
Elisabeth die Schöne von Hessen Birth: 1453 50 32 Death: 1489 |
| Family with Margarethe von Holzheim |
| himself |
Ludwig II. von Hessen Birth: September 7, 1438 36 18 Death: November 8, 1471 — Burg Reichenbach |
| wife |
Margarethe von Holzheim Birth: about 1443 Death: after 1515 |
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Marriage: — |
| Family with Mechthild von Württemberg-Urach |
| himself |
Ludwig II. von Hessen Birth: September 7, 1438 36 18 Death: November 8, 1471 — Burg Reichenbach |
| wife |
Mechthild von Württemberg-Urach Birth: between 1436 and 1443 23 Death: 1495 |
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Marriage: — |
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| daughter |
Anna von Hessen Birth: 1455 16 19 Death: 1458 |
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14 years son |
Wilhelm II. von Hessen Birth: April 29, 1469 30 33 Death: July 11, 1509 |
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-3 years son |
Wilhelm I. der Ältere von Hessen Birth: July 4, 1466 27 30 Death: Syphilis, — February 8, 1515 |