Ernest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

Ernest Louis
Ernest Louis
	Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
	Portrait of Ernst Ludwig ; by Johann Christian Fiedler
Born	15 December 1667; Gotha
Died	12 September 1739 (aged 71); Jägersburg Castle, Einhausen
Spouse	Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Issue	Dorothea Sophie; Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt; Charles William; Francis Ernest; Friederike Charlotte
House	Hesse-Darmstadt
Father	Louis VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
Mother	Elisabeth Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg

Ernest Louis of Hesse-Darmstadt (German: Ernst Ludwig) (15 December 1667 – 12 September 1739) was Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt from 1678 to 1739. His parents were Landgrave Louis VI of Hesse-Darmstadt and Elisabeth Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1640–1709).

Ernest Louis's desire to emulate the French court under Louis XIV ran his country into debt. Among those patronized in this cultural milieu were the Baroque composer Christoph Graupner and the gambist Ernst Christian Hesse; also bringing into his service architect Louis Remy de la Fosse for his extensive building program. Upon his death in 1739, his country's debt was 4 million gulden, ten times the annual revenue.

Family

Ernest Louis married Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1661–1705), daughter of Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1620–1667) on December 1, 1687. Their children were:

Dorothea Sophie (1689–1723)

married in 1710 Count John Frederick of Hohenlohe-Öhringen (1683–1765)

Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1691–1768)

married in 1717 Countess Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg (1700–1726)

married in 1720 Landgrave Maximilian of Hesse-Kassel (1689–1753)

Ernest Louis married his second wife Luise Sophie von Spiegel zum Desenberg (1690–1751), daughter of Hermann Wilhelm von Spiegel zu Desenberg and Claire Anna Helena von Hornberg, on January 20, 1727, who was thereafter raised to the rank of Countess of Eppstein. He had two daughters with her:

Louisa Charlotte (1727–1753), Countess von Eppstein
Friederika Sophia (1730–1770), Countess von Eppstein ⚭ Baron Johann Carl Ludwig Christian von Pretlack (1716–1781) in 1764

Ernest Louis had one additional illegitimate child with Charlotte von Forstner (1686–1727):

Friedrich Carl Ludwig von Hohenstein zu Fürstenfeld (1711–1715)

Ancestors

Ancestors of Ernest Louis, 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

10. John George I, Elector of Saxony

21. Sophie of Brandenburg

5. Sophia Eleonore of Saxony

22. Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia

11. Duchess Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia

23. Marie Eleonore of Cleves

1.Ernest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

24. John William, Duke of Saxe-Weimar

12. John II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar

25. Dorothea Susanne of Simmern

6. Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha

26. Joachim Ernest, Prince of Anhalt

13. Dorothea Maria of Anhalt

27. Eleonore of Württemberg

3. Elisabeth Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg

28. Frederick William I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar

14. John Philip, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg

29. Countess Palatine Anna Maria of Neuburg

7. Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg

30. Henry Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

15. Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

31. Elizabeth of Denmark

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Ernest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt House of Hesse Born: 15 December 1667 Died: 12 September 1739
Preceded by Louis VII	Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt 1678–1739	Succeeded by Louis VIII

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