Ernst was born on 15 DEC 1667 in Schloss Freidenstein, Gotha, the son of Ludwig VI von Hessen-Darmstadt and Elisabeth Dorothea von Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg.
He died on 12 SEP 1739 in Schloss Jägersburg, Einhausen.
He had three marriages/partners. His first wife was Dorothea Charlotte von Brandenburg-Ansbach, who he married on 1 DEC 1687 in Darmstadt, , , Germany. Their five known children were Dorothea Sophie (1689-1723), Ludwig VIII (1691-1768), Karl Wilhelm (1693-1707), Franz Ernst (1695-1716) and Friederike Charlotte (1698-1777).
His second partner was Charlotte von Forstner, but they were never married. Their only known child was Friedrich Carl Ludwig (1711-c1715).
His third wife was Luise Sophie von Spiegel, who he married on 20 JAN 1727 in Darmstadt, , , Germany. Their two known children were Louisa Charlotte (1727-1753) and Friederika Sophia (1730-1770).
Ernst Ludwig von Hessen-Darmstadt |
Ludwig VI von Hessen-Darmstadt |
Georg II von Hessen-Darmstadt |
Ludwig V von Hessen-Darmstadt |
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Magdalena von Brandenburg |
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Sophie Eleonore von Sachsen |
Johann I Georg von Sachsen |
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Magdalene Sibylle von Preußen |
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Elisabeth Dorothea von Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg |
Ernst I von Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg |
Johann III von Sachsen-Weimar |
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Sophie Dorothea Maria von Anhalt |
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Elisabeth Sophia von Sachsen-Altenburg |
Johann Philipp von Sachsen-Altenburg |
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Elisabeth von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel |
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Birth | 15 DEC 1667 |
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Death | 12 SEP 1739 |
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Nobility Title | FROM 1678 TO 1739 | landgraf von Hessen-Darmstadt |
Ernst Ludwig... |