George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt explained

George II
Succession:Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
Reign:27 July 1626 –
11 June 1661
Predecessor:Louis V
Successor:Louis VI
Issue:Louis VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
Elisabeth Amalie
Anna Sophia II, Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg
House:Hesse-Darmstadt
Father:Louis V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
Mother:Magdalene of Brandenburg
Birth Date:17 March 1605
Birth Place:Darmstadt
Death Date:11 June 1661 (aged 56)
Death Place:Darmstadt

George II of Hesse-Darmstadt, German: Georg II von Hessen-Darmstadt (17 March 1605, in Darmstadt – 11 June 1661) was the Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt from 1626 to 1661. He was the son of Ludwig V and Magdalene of Brandenburg.

He married Sophia Eleonore of Saxony on 1 April 1627. 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.

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