Louis I, Landgrave of Hesse

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Louis I
Landgrave of Hesse
Arms of the house of Hesse (2).svg
Born6 February 1402
Spangenberg
Died17 January 1458 (aged 55)
Noble family House of Hesse
Spouse(s) Anna of Saxony
Issue Louis II, Landgrave of Lower Hesse
Henry III, Landgrave of Upper Hesse
Hermann IV, Archbishop of Cologne
Elisabeth
Friedrich
Father Hermann II, Landgrave of Hesse
Mother Margaret of Hohenzollern-Nuremberg

Louis I of Hesse (German : Ludwig) (6 February 1402 - 17 January 1458), called "the Peaceful", was Landgrave of Lower Hesse (Hesse) from 1413 to 1458.

He 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:


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

Louis I, Landgrave of Hesse
Born: 6 February 1402 Died: 17 January 1458
Regnal titles
Preceded by Coat of arms of Hesse.svg Landgrave of Hesse
14131458
Succeeded by
Louis II the Frank (Lower Hesse)
Henry III the Rich (Upper Hesse)


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