Ludwig VIII von Hessen-Darmstadt (landgraf von Hessen-Darmstadt)

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Personal and Family Information

Ludwig was born on 05 APR 1691 in Darmstadt, , , Germany, the son of Ernst Ludwig von Hessen-Darmstadt and Dorothea Charlotte von Brandenburg-Ansbach.

He died on 17 OCT 1768 in Darmstadt, , , Germany.

His wife was Charlotte Christine Magdalene Johanna von Hanau-Lichtenberg, who he married on 5 APR 1717. The place has not been found. Their six known children were Ludwig IX (1719-1790), Charlotte Wilhelmine Friederike (1720-1721), Georg Wilhelm (1722-1782), Karoline Luise (1723-1783), Auguste (1725-1742) and Johann Friedrich Karl (1726-1746).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)


 

Ludwig VIII von Hessen-Darmstadt
(1691-1768)

 

Ernst Ludwig von Hessen-Darmstadt
(1667-1739)

 

Ludwig VI von Hessen-Darmstadt
(1630-1678)

 

Georg II von Hessen-Darmstadt
(1605-1661)

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Sophie Eleonore von Sachsen
(1609-1671)

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Elisabeth Dorothea von Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg
(1640-1709)

 

Ernst I von Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg
(1601-1675)

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Elisabeth Sophia von Sachsen-Altenburg
(1619-1680)

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Dorothea Charlotte von Brandenburg-Ansbach
(1661-1705)

 

Albrecht II von Brandenburg-Ansbach
(1620-1667)

 

Joachim Ernst von Brandenburg-Ansbach
(1583-1625)

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Sophie von Solms-Laubach
(1594-1651)

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Sophie Margarete zu Oettingen-Oettingen
(1634-1664)

 

Joachim Ernst zu Oettingen-Oettingen
(1612-1658)

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Anna Sibylle zu Solms-Laubach-Sonnenwalde
(1615/16-1635)

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Events

EventDateDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Birth 5 APR 1691
Place: Darmstadt, , , Germany
Death 17 OCT 1768
Place: Darmstadt, , , Germany

Attributes

AttributeDateDescriptionDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Nobility Title FROM 1739 TO 1768 landgraf von Hessen-Darmstadt

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