Ludwig the Younger of Hesse

Ludwig the Younger of Hesse (German: Ludwig der Junker) (1305 – 2 February 1345) was a German nobleman. He was the third son of Landgrave Otto I of Hesse and his wife Adelheid, a daughter of Otto III of Ravensberg.

Ludwig the Younger of Hesse
Born1305
Died(1345-02-02)2 February 1345
Noble familyHouse of Hesse
Spouse(s)Elisabeth of Sponheim-Kreuznach
IssueOtto
Hermann II, Landgrave of Hesse
Agnes
FatherOtto I, Landgrave of Hesse
MotherAdelheid of Ravensberg

Life

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In 1326, Otto I and Adelheid visited Pope John XXII in Avignon with a large retinue. The Pope promised Louis a prebendary if he remained celibate. He refused and renounced his ecclesiastical career.

In 1328, Otto I died and his elder brother Henry II inherited the Landgraviate. Louis received an apanage, consisting of castle and district of Grebenstein.

Louis died in 1345. Henry II adopted his son, Herman II in 1367, after his own son Otto had died in the spring, to be his co-ruler and heir.

Marriage and issue

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On 15 October 1340, Louis married Elisabeth (or Elise), a daughter of Count Simon II of Sponheim-Kreuznach. She was the widow of the Swabian Count Rudolph I of Hohenberg, dead since 1336. They had three children:

References

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  • Eckhart G. Franz: Das Haus Hessen, Kohlhammer Verlag: Urban, Stuttgart, 2005, ISBN 978-3-17-018919-5, p. 23–25