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Louis V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
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Louis V of Hesse-Darmstadt (German: Ludwig) was the Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt from 1596 to 1626 .
Born 24th September 1577 as the son of George I, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt and Magdalene of Lippe.
In 1604 he inherited a part of Hessen-Marburg after the death of Louis IV of Hesse-Marburg who was childless. The other half went to Maurice of Hesse-Kassel, but since Maurice was a Calvinist, Ludwig claimed a right on the whole of Hesse-Marburg. Lutherian professors of the University of Marburg who refused to convert to Calvinism founded in 1607 the University of Gießen which was named Ludoviciana.
This led to a conflict during the Thirty Years' War, between Louis V, who stood on the side of the Emperor, and Maurice, who was on the side of the Protestants. Hesse-Darmstadt suffered severely from the ravages from the Swedes during the conflict.
He married Magdalena von Brandenburg and had issue:
- Elisabeth Magdalene Duchess of Württemberg-Montbéliard; 23 April 1600 (Darmstadt) – 9 June 1624 (Montbéliard).
- Anna Eleonore Princess of Hesse-Darmstadt; 30 July 1601 – 6 May 1659.
- Sofie Agnes Princess of Hesse-Darmstadt; 12 January 1604 (Darmstadt) – 8 September 1664 (Hilpoltstein).
- Georg II Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt; 17 March 1605 – 11 June 1661.
- Juliane Princess of Hesse; 14 April 1606 (Darmstadt) – 15 January 1659 (Hannover).
- Amalie Countess of Hesse-Darmstadt; 20 June 1607 – 11 September 1627.
- Johann Prince of Hesse-Darmstadt; 17 June 1609 (Darmstadt) , – 1 April 1651 (Ems).
- Heinrich Count of Hesse-Darmstadt; 1 April 1612 (Darmstadt) – 21 October 1629.
- Hedwig Countess of Hesse-Darmstadt; 22 June 1613 Darmstadt – 2 March 1614.
- Ludwig Count of Hesse-Darmstadt; 12 September 1614 (Darmstadt) – 16 September 1614.
- Friedrich Count of Hesse-Darmstadt; 28 February 1616 (Darmstadt) – 19 February 1682.
The Landgrave died in 1626 and he was succeeded by George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
In 1722, Johann Georg Liebknecht, an astronomer at the University of Gießen, named a star, which he thought was a planet, Sidus Ludoviciana after Ludwig V. See, Sidus Ludoviciana in German WIKIPEDIA.
| Preceded by George I |
Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt 1596–1626 |
Succeeded by George II |