George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt


George II of Hesse-Darmstadt, was the Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt from 1626 to 1661.

Early life and ancestry

Born into the House of Hesse, George was the eldest son of Ludwig V and his wife, Magdalene of Brandenburg.

Biography

On 1 April 1627 in Torgau, he married Sophia Eleonore of Saxony. Together, they had 15 children, three sons and twelve daughters.
From 1645 to 1648 he led the so-called Hessenkrieg against the Landgravine Amalie Elizabeth of Hesse-Kassel over the inheritance of the extinct line of Hesse-Marburg. This conflict resulted in the loss of Hesse-Marburg to Hesse-Kassel.

Children