Louis VII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

Louis VII
Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
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Born	(1658-06-22)22 June 1658 Darmstadt
Died	Gotha
House	House of Hesse-Darmstadt
Father	Louis VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
Mother	Maria Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp

Louis VII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (22 June 1658 – 31 August 1678) was a Hessian regent.

Louis VII was the son of Landgrave Louis VI of Hesse-Darmstadt and his wife Maria Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp. Following the death of his father, he began to reign as Landgrave on 24 April 1678.

He reigned only 18 weeks and four days before he died from an infection on 31 August 1678.

Ancestors

Family of Louis VII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

16. George I, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt               8. Louis V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt                       17. Magdalene of Lippe               4. George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt                             18. John George, Elector of Brandenburg               9. Magdalene of Brandenburg                       19. Elisabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst               2. Louis VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt                                   20. Christian I, Elector of Saxony (= 28)               10. John George I, Elector of Saxony (= 14)                       21. Sophie of Brandenburg (= 29)               5. Sophia Eleonore of Saxony                             22. Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia (= 30)               11. Duchess Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia (= 15)                       23. Marie Eleonore of Cleves (= 31)               1. Louis VII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt                                         24. Adolf of Holstein-Gottorp               12. John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp                       25. Christine of Hesse-Kassel               6. Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp                             26. Frederick II of Denmark               13. Augusta of Denmark                       27. Sophia of Mecklenburg-Güstrow               3. Maria Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp                                   28. Christian I, Elector of Saxony (= 20)               14. John George I, Elector of Saxony (= 10)                       29. Sophie of Brandenburg (= 21)               7. Duchess Marie Elisabeth of Saxony                             30. Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia (= 22)               15. Duchess Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia (= 11)                       31. Marie Eleonore of Cleves (= 23)

Louis VII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt House of Hesse Born: 22 June 1658 Died: 31 August 1678
Preceded by Louis VI	Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt 1678	Succeeded by Ernest Louis