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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.
Jan 15, 2015 · Death: June 11, 1661 (56) Darmstadt, Hessen-Darmstadt, Deutschland (HRR) Place of Burial: Darmstadt, Hessen-Darmstadt, Deuschland (HRR) Immediate Family: Son of Louis V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt and Magdalene of Brandenburg, Landgravine of Hesse-Darmstadt. Husband of Sophia Eleonore of Saxony.
- Darmstadt, Hessen-Darmstadt
- Sophia Eleonore of Saxony
- Hessen-Darmstadt
- March 17, 1605
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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.
The Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt came into existence in 1567, when George, youngest of the four sons of Landgrave Philip I "the Magnanimous", received the Hessian lands in the former upper County of Katzenelnbogen.
Louis VI (1630 – 1678) Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt. Married firstly Maria Elisabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp (1634 – 1665) daughter of Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp and secondly Elisabeth Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1640–1709) daughter of Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha.
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.
Engraving of George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt. Whole length with curled hair, moustache, lace tie, armour, and sash. The Landgrave is pictured standing with right hand on hip with left resting on a table beside a plumed helmet, with columns behind and with a view of Marburg Castle in the background.
