Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse

Louis II (26 December 1777, Darmstadt – 16 June 1848, Darmstadt) was "Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine" from 1830 until his death. He was the son of Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse.

By his wife, Wilhelmine of Baden, Louis had four surviving children - Louis III, Prince Charles, Prince Alexander, and Marie, who became Empress consort of Alexander II of Russia. The last four were, however, more likely fathered by Baron August von Senarclens de Grancy, the longtime lover of his wife.

Children

* Ludwig III, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine (1806-1877)
* Prince Karl of Hesse and by Rhine (1809-1877)
* Infant (born & died 1820)
* Princess Elizabeth of Hesse and by Rhine (1821-1826)
* Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine (1823-1888)
* Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine (1824-1880)

Ancestry

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1=Ludwig II, Grand Duke of Hesse
2=Ludwig I, Grand Duke of Hesse
3=Luise of Hesse-Darmstadt
4=Ludwig IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
5=Karoline of Palatine-Zweibrücken
6=Prince Georg Wilhelm of Hesse-Darmstadt
7=Maria Luise Albertine of Leiningen-Dagsburg
8=Ludwig VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
9=Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg
10=Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
11=Karoline of Nassau-Saarbrücken
12=Ludwig VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (=8)
13=Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg (=9)
14=Christian Karl Reinhard, Count of Leiningen-Dagsburg
15=Katharine Polyxena of Solms-Rödelheim