George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

George II
Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
Reign	27 July 1626 – 11 June 1661
Predecessor	Louis V
Successor	Louis VI
Born	17 March 1605 Darmstadt
Died	11 June 1661 (aged 56) Darmstadt
Spouse	Sophia Eleonore of Saxony ​ ​ (m. 1627)​
Issue	Louis VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt Elisabeth Amalie Anna Sophia II, Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg
House	Hesse-Darmstadt
Father	Louis V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
Mother	Magdalene of Brandenburg

George II of Hesse-Darmstadt, German: Georg II von Hessen-Darmstadt (17 March 1605, in Darmstadt – 11 June 1661) was the Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt from 1626 to 1661. He was the son of Ludwig V and Magdalene of Brandenburg.

He married Sophia Eleonore of Saxony on 1 April 1627. From 1645 to 1648 he led the so-called Hessenkrieg against the Landgravine Amalie Elizabeth of Hesse-Kassel over the inheritance of the extinct line of Hesse-Marburg. This conflict resulted in the loss of Hesse-Marburg to Hesse-Kassel.

Children

• Louis VI (1630–1678)
• Magdalena Sybilla (3 September, 1631 – 5 August, 1651) Never married
• George (1632–1676), married Dorothea Augusta, Duchess of Holstein-Sonderborg
• Sophia Eleonore (1634–1663), married Landgrave William Christoph of Hesse-Homburg
• Elisabeth Amalie (1635–1709), married Philip William, Elector Palatine
• Louise Christine (15 January, 1636 – 11 November, 1697) Married Christoph Ludwig I, Count of Stolberg-Stolberg and had issue.
• Anna Maria (9 February, 1637 – 21 April, 1637) Died young
• Anna Sophia II, Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg (1638–1683)
• Amalia Juliana (28 November, 1639– 20 December, 1639) Died young
• Stillborn daughter (1640)
• Henrica Dorothea (14 October, 1641 – 22 December, 1672), married Count John II of Waldeck-Landau
• John (24 November, 1642 – 22 February, 1643) Died young
• Augusta Philippina (29 December, 1643 – 4 February, 1672) Never married.
• Agnes (11 November, 1645 – 12 November, 1645) died young
• Marie Hedwig (1647–1680), married Duke Bernhard I of Saxe-Meiningen

Ancestry

Ancestors of George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

8. Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse 4. George I, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt 9. Christine of Saxony 2. Louis V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt 10. Bernhard VIII, Count of Lippe 5. Magdalene of Lippe 11. Katharina of Waldeck-Eisenberg 1. George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt 12. Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg 6. John George, Elector of Brandenburg 13. Magdalena of Saxony 3. Magdalene of Brandenburg 14. Joachim Ernest, Prince of Anhalt 7. Elisabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst 15. Agnes of Barby-Mühlingen

References

• Georg II. , Landgraf von Hessen-Darmstadt (Biography in German)
• Wikisource: Allgemeine Deutsch Biographie "Georg II. (Landgraf von Hesse-Darmstadt)" (in German)