Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse

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Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine

Louis II
Portrait by Gotthelf Leberecht Glaeser, c. 1850
Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine
Reign	6 April 1830 – 16 June 1848
Predecessor	Louis I
Successor	Louis III
Born	(1777-12-26)26 December 1777 Darmstadt
Died	16 June 1848(1848-06-16) (aged 70) Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse
Spouse	Princess Wilhelmine of Baden ​ ​ (m. 1804; died 1836)​
Issue	Louis III, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine Prince Karl of Hesse and by Rhine Princess Elizabeth of Hesse and by Rhine Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine Marie, Empress of Russia
House	Hesse-Darmstadt
Father	Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine
Mother	Princess Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt

Grand Ducal Family of Hesse and by Rhine
Louis II
Children Louis III Prince Charles Princess Elisabeth Prince Alexander Maria Alexandrovna, Empress of Russia Grandchildren Louis IV Prince Heinrich Anna, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Prince Wilhelm
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Louis II (26 December 1777 – 16 June 1848) was Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine from 6 April 1830 until 16 June 1848. He was the son of Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse, and Princess Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt.