Louis I Landgrave of Hesse [61977]
- Born: 6 Feb 1402
- Marriage: Anna [61978]
- Died: 17 Jan 1458 at age 55
 General Notes:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_I,_Landgrave_of_Hesse
Louis I of Hesse (German : Ludwig) (6 February 1402-17 January 1458), called "the Peaceful" was Landgrave of Hesse from 1413-1458.
He was the son of Hermann II, Landgrave of Hesse and Margarete, daughter of Frederick V of Nuremberg . He married Anna [5 June 1420 - 17 September 1462] daughter of Frederick I, Elector of Saxony on 13 September 1436. Their children were:
Louis II (7 September 1438 - 8 November 1471)
Henry III (15 October 1440 - 13 January 1483)
Hermann IV, Archbishop of Cologne (1450 - 19 October 1508)
Elisabeth (1453 - 22 April 1489)
Friedrich (1458- 1 June 1463)
After 1425 a conflict with the Electorate of Mainz over claims to power in Hesse broke out into open conflict and Archbishop Conrad III of Mainz suffered a decisive defeat at Fulda in 1427.
Noted events in his life were:
• Acceded: Landgrave of Hesse, From 1413 to 1458.
Louis married Anna [61978] [MRIN: 551617922], daughter of Frederick I Elector of Saxony [61979] and Katharina of Brünswick-Lüneburg [61980]. (Anna [61978] was born on 5 Jun 1420 and died on 17 Sep 1462.)
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