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George II | |
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Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt | |
Reign | 27 July 1626 – 11 June 1661 |
Predecessor | Louis V |
Successor | Louis VI |
Born | 17 March 1605 Darmstadt |
Died | 11 June 1661 (aged 56) Darmstadt |
Spouse | |
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 |
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.