Louis II, Landgrave of Lower Hesse

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Louis II, Landgrave of Lower Hesse

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Louis II of Hesse, called Louis the Frank, was the Landgrave of Lower Hesse from 1458 - 1471. He was the son of Louis I, Landgrave of Hesse and Anna of Saxony. He married Mechthild, daughter of Ludwig I, Count of Württemberg-Urach in 1454. Wikipedia

Born: September 7, 1438

Died: November 8, 1471 (age 33 years), Hessisch Lichtenau, Germany

Grandparents: Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, Catherine of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Margaret of Hohenzollern-Nuremberg

Parents: Louis I, Landgrave of Hesse and Anna of Saxony, Landgravine of Hesse

Siblings: Henry III, Landgrave of Upper Hesse

Grandchildren: Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, Elisabeth of Hesse, Hereditary Princess of Saxony, Mechthild von Hessen, and more

Spouse: Mechthild of Württemberg-Urach (m. 1454)