Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

Louis VIII
Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
Reign12 September 1739 –
17 October 1768
PredecessorErnest Louis
SuccessorLouis IX
Born(1691-04-05)5 April 1691
Darmstadt
Died17 October 1768(1768-10-17) (aged 77)
Darmstadt
Burial
Spouse
(m. 1717; died 1726)
IssueLouis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
Prince George William
Caroline Louise, Margravine of Baden
HouseHesse-Darmstadt
FatherErnest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
MotherDorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach

Louis VIII (German: Ludwig; 5 April 1691 – 17 October 1768) was the Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt from 1739 to 1768. He was the son of Ernest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt and Margravine Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach.