George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
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Place of Birth: Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
About George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
- George II of Hesse-Darmstadt, German: Georg II von Hessen-Darmstadt (Darmstadt, 17 March 1605 – 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.
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