Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse
Reign[]
| Grand Duke of Hesse |
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| August 14, 1806 - April 6, 1830 (23 years) (53-76) |
| Succeeded by Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse |
| Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt |
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| April 6, 1790 - August 14, 1806 (16 years) (36-53) |
| Preceded by Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt |
Life Data[]
| Full Name | Louis |
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| House | Hesse-Darmstadt |
| Born | June 14, 1753 |
| Birthplace | Prenzlau, Germany |
| Died | April 6, 1830 (76 years) |
| Deathplace | Darmstadt, Germany |
Parents[]
| Born | December 15, 1719 |
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| Father | Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1691-1768) (77 years) |
| Mother | Charlotte, Countess of Hanau-Lichtenberg (1700-26) (26 years) |
| Marriage | 1741-74 (33 years, widowed) |
| Died | April 6, 1790 (70 years) |
| Born | March 9, 1721 |
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| Father | Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (1674-1735) (61 years) |
| Mother | Caroline, Countess of Nassau-Saarbrücken (1704-74) (70 years) |
| Children | 8 |
| Died | March 30, 1774 (53 years) |
Siblings[]
| 1. Caroline, Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg (1746-1821) (75 years) |
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| 2. Frederica Louisa, Queen of Prussia (1751-1805) (54 years) |
| 3. Amalie, Hereditary Princess of Baden (1754-1832) (78 years) |
| 4. Wilhelmina Louisa, Tsarevna of Russia (1755-76) (21 years) |
| 5. Louise, Grand Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1757-1830) (73 years) |
| 6. Frederick, Prince of Hesse-Darmstadt (1759-1802) (43 years) |
| 7. Christian, Prince of Hesse-Darmstadt (1763-1830) (67 years) |
Marriages[]
| Born | February 15, 1761 |
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| Father | George William, Prince of Hesse-Darmstadt (1722-82) (60 years) |
| Mother | Maria Louise Albertine, Countess of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg (1729-1818) (89 years) |
| Marriage | February 19, 1777 - October 24, 1829 (52 years, widowed) |
| Died | October 24, 1829 (68 years) |
Child 1: Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse[]
| Born | December 26, 1777 | Died |
June 16, 1848 (70 years) |
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| Wife | Wilhelmine, Princess of Baden (1788-1836) (48 years) |
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| Marriage | June 19, 1804 - January 27, 1836 (31 years, widowed) |
| 1. Louis III, Grand Duke of Hesse (1806-77) (71 years) |
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| 2. Charles, Prince of Hesse and by Rhine (1809-77) (68 years) |
| 3. Elisabeth, Princess of Hesse-Darmstadt (1821-26) (5 years) |
| 4. Alexander, Prince of Hesse and by Rhine (1823-88) (65 years) |
| 5. Marie, Princess of Hesse and by Rhine (1824-80) (56 years) |
Child 2: Louise, Princess of Hesse-Darmstadt[]
| Born | January 16, 1779 | Died |
April 18, 1811 (32 years) |
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| Husband | Louis, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen (1778-1802) (24 years) |
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| Marriage | September 20, 1800 - September 16, 1802 (1 year, widowed) |
| 1. Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen (1801-01) (3 months) |
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| 2. Louis Augustus Karl Frederick Emil, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen (1802-18) (16 years) |
Child 3: George, Prince of Hesse and by Rhine[]
| Born | August 31, 1780 | Died |
April 17, 1856 (75 years) |
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| Wife | Caroline, Lady Török de Szendrő (1786-1862) (76 years) |
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| Marriage | January 29, 1804 - 1827 (22-23 years, divorced) |
| 1. Louise, Princess of Nidda (1804-33) (29 years) |
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Child 4: Frederick, Prince of Hesse and by Rhine[]
| Born | May 14, 1788 | Died |
March 16, 1867 (78 years) |
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Child 5: Emil, Prince of Hesse and by Rhine[]
| Born | September 3, 1790 | Died |
April 30, 1856 (65 years) |
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Child 6: Gustav, Prince of Hesse-Darmstadt[]
| Born | December 18, 1791 | Died |
January 30, 1806 (14 years) |
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