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Louis I | |
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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]
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:
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.