Louis VIII of Hesse-Darmstadt
1691 - 1768 (77 years)
1. Louis VIII of Hesse-Darmstadt was born on 5 Apr 1691 (son of Ernest Louis of Hesse-Darmstadt); died on 17 Oct 1768. Louis married Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg in 1717. Charlotte (daughter of Johann Reinhard III of Hanau-Lichtenberg and Dorothea Friederike of Brandenberg-Ansbach) was born in 1700; died in 1726. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Ludwig IX of Hesse-Darmstadt was born on 15 Dec 1719; died on 6 Apr 1790.
- Georg Wilhelm of Hesse-Darmstadt was born on 11 Jul 1722; died on 21 Jun 1782.
- Karoline of Hesse-Darmstadt was born on 11 Jul 1723; died on 8 Apr 1783.
2. Ernest Louis of Hesse-Darmstadt was born on 15 Dec 1667 (son of Ludwig\Louis VI of Hesse-Darmstadt and Elizabeth Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha); died on 12 Sep 1739. Children:
- 1. Louis VIII of Hesse-Darmstadt was born on 5 Apr 1691; died on 17 Oct 1768.
Generation: 3
4. Ludwig\Louis VI of Hesse-Darmstadt was born on 25 Jan 1630 (son of Georg II of Hesse-Darmstadt and Sofie Eleonore of Saxony); died on 24 Apr 1678. Ludwig\Louis married Elizabeth Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha on 5 Dec 1666. Elizabeth (daughter of Ernst I "Der Fromme" Duke of Saxe-Gotha and Elisabeth Sofie of Saxe-Altenburg) was born on 8 Jan 1640; died on 24 Aug 1709. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Elizabeth Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha was born on 8 Jan 1640 (daughter of Ernst I "Der Fromme" Duke of Saxe-Gotha and Elisabeth Sofie of Saxe-Altenburg); died on 24 Aug 1709. Children:
- Magdalene Sibylle Princess of Hesse-Darmstadt was born on 28 Apr 1652; died on 11 Aug 1712.
- 2. Ernest Louis of Hesse-Darmstadt was born on 15 Dec 1667; died on 12 Sep 1739.
Generation: 4
8. Georg II of Hesse-Darmstadt was born on 17 Mar 1605 (son of Ludwig V of Hesse-Darmstadt and Magdalene of Brandenburg); died in 1661. Georg married Sofie Eleonore of Saxony in 1627. Sofie (daughter of John George I Wettin Elector of Saxony and Magdalene Sibylle (of Prussia) of Brandenberg) was born on 23 Nov 1609; died in 1671. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Sofie Eleonore of Saxony was born on 23 Nov 1609 (daughter of John George I Wettin Elector of Saxony and Magdalene Sibylle (of Prussia) of Brandenberg); died in 1671. Children:
- 4. Ludwig\Louis VI of Hesse-Darmstadt was born on 25 Jan 1630; died on 24 Apr 1678.
- Sofie Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt was born in 1634; died in 1663.
- Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt was born on 20 Mar 1635; died in 1709.
10. Ernst I "Der Fromme" Duke of Saxe-Gotha was born on 25 Dec 1601 (son of Johann Duke of Saxe-Weimar and Dorothea Marie of Anhalt); died on 26 Mar 1675. Ernst married Elisabeth Sofie of Saxe-Altenburg on 24 Oct 1636. Elisabeth (daughter of John Philipp Duke of Saxe-Altenburg and Elizabeth Brunswick-Wolfenb?ttel) was born on 10 Oct 1619; died on 20 Dec 1680. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Elisabeth Sofie of Saxe-Altenburg was born on 10 Oct 1619 (daughter of John Philipp Duke of Saxe-Altenburg and Elizabeth Brunswick-Wolfenb?ttel); died on 20 Dec 1680. Children:
- 5. Elizabeth Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha was born on 8 Jan 1640; died on 24 Aug 1709.
- Frederick I Duke of Saxe-Gotha was born on 15 Jul 1646; died on 2 Aug 1691.
- Albrecht Duke of Saxe-Coburg was born on 24 May 1648; and died.
- Bernhard I Duke of Saxe-Meiningen was born on 10 Sep 1649; and died.
- Heinrich Duke of Saxe-R?mhild was born on 19 Nov 1650; and died.
- Christian Duke of Saxe-Eisenberg was born on 6 Jan 1653; died on 28 Apr 1707.
- Ernst Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen was born on 12 Jun 1655; died on 17 Oct 1715.
- Johann Ernst Duke of Saxe-Saalfeld was born on 22 Aug 1658; died on 17 Dec 1729.