Louis I, Landgrave of Hesse, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Landgrave of Hesse
Date of Birth: 06-Feb-1402
Place of Birth: Spangenberg, Hesse, Germany
Date of Death: 17-Jan-1458
Profession: ruler
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Louis I, Landgrave of Hesse
- Louis I of Hesse (German: Ludwig) (6 February 1402, Spangenberg - 17 January 1458), called "the Peaceful" was Landgrave of Lower Hesse (Hesse) from 1413-1458. He was 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: Louis II (7 September 1438 - 8 November 1471) Henry III (15 October 1440 - 13 January 1483) Hermann IV, Archbishop of Cologne (1450 - 19 October 1508) Elisabeth (1453 - 22 April 1489), married John III, Count of Nassau-Weilburg Friedrich (1458- 1 June 1463)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.
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