Louis I, Landgrave of Hesse

Louis I
Landgrave of Hesse

Born	6 February 1402 Spangenberg
Died	17 January 1458 (aged 55)
Noble family	House of Hesse
Spouse(s)	Anna of Saxony
Issue	Louis II Henry III Hermann IV Elisabeth Friedrich
Father	Hermann II, Landgrave of Hesse
Mother	Margaret of Hohenzollern-Nuremberg

Louis I (German: Ludwig; 6 February 1402 – 17 January 1458), nicknamed the Peaceful (German: der Friedsame), was Landgrave of Hesse from 1413 to 1458.^[1]^[2] Following Louis' death, his sons, Henry III and Louis II, divided Hesse into Upper and Lower sections.^[3]^[4]

Life

Louis was born at Spangenberg, the son of Hermann II, Landgrave of Hesse, and Margaret, the daughter of Frederick V of Nuremberg. He married Anna (5 June 1420 - 17 September 1462) daughter of Frederick I, Elector of Saxony on 13 September 1436. Their children were:

Louis II (7 September 1438 - 8 November 1471)
Henry III (15 October 1440 - 13 January 1483)
Hermann IV, Archbishop of Cologne (1450 - 19 October 1508)
Elisabeth (14 December 1453 - 22 April 1489), married John III, Count of Nassau-Weilburg
Friedrich (1458- 1 June 1463)

After 1425 a conflict with the Electorate of Mainz over claims to power in Hesse broke out into open conflict and Archbishop Conrad III of Mainz suffered a decisive defeat at Fulda in 1427.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Louis I, Landgrave of Hesse

16. Henry I, Landgrave of Hesse

8. Otto I, Landgrave of Hesse

17. Adelheid [bg], daughter of Otto I of Brunswick-Lüneburg

4. Louis the Junker of Hesse

18. Otto III of Ravensberg

9. Adelheid, daughter of Otto III of Ravensberg

19. Hedwig, daughter of Bernard III of Lippe

2. Hermann II, Landgrave of Hesse

20. John I of Sponheim-Kreuznach

10. Simon II, Count of Sponheim-Kreuznach

21. Adelaide of Leiningen-Landeck

5. Elisabeth of Sponheim

22. Walram of Heinsberg and Valkenburg [nl]

11. Elisabeth of Heinsberg and Valkenburg

23. Philippa, daughter of Otto II, Count of Guelders

1. Louis I, Landgrave of Hesse

24. Frederick IV, Burgrave of Nuremberg

12. John II, Burgrave of Nuremberg

25. Margarete of Görz

6. Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg

26. Berthold VII, Count of Henneberg-Schleusingen

13. Elisabeth of Henneberg-Schleusingen

27. Adelheid, daughter of Henry I of Hesse

3. Margaret of Hohenzollern-Nuremberg

28. Frederick I, Margrave of Meissen

14. Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen

29. Elizabeth of Lobdaburg-Arnshaugk [de]

7. Elisabeth of Meissen

30. Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor

15. Matilda of Bavaria

31. Beatrix of Silesia-Glogau

External links

^ "Hessen, Ludwig I. Landgraf von". Hessische Biografie (in German). Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS). 28 November 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
^ Philippi, Hans (1987). "Ludwig I.". Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German). Vol. 15. pp. 387–389.
^ "Hessen, Heinrich III. Landgraf von". Hessische Biografie (in German). Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS). 28 November 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
^ "Hessen, Ludwig II. Landgraf von". Hessische Biografie (in German). Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS). 28 November 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2024.

Ludwig I. v. Hessen Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie. Band 52, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1906, p. 115.

Regnal titles
Louis I, Landgrave of Hesse House of Hesse Born: 6 February 1402 Died: 17 January 1458
Preceded by Hermann II	Landgrave of Hesse 1413–1458	Succeeded by Henry III as Landgrave of Upper Hesse
Preceded by Hermann II	Landgrave of Hesse 1413–1458	Succeeded by Louis II as Landgrave of Lower Hesse