Ernest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
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Ernest Louis of Hesse-Darmstadt (15 December 1667, Gotha
– 12 September 1739, Einhausen
) was Landgrave
of Hesse-Darmstadt
from 1678 to 1739. His parents were Landgrave Louis VI of Hesse-Darmstadt
and Elisabeth Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
(1640–1709).
Ernest Louis's desire to emulate the French court under Louis XIV
ran his country into debt. Among those patronized in this cultural flourish was Baroque
composer Christoph Graupner
; also bringing into his service architect
Louis Remy de la Fosse for his extensive building program. Upon his death in 1739, his country's debt was 4 million gulden, ten times the annual revenue.
Ernest Louis was married to Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach
(1661–1705), daughter of Albert
of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1620–1667). Their children were:
Gotha (town)
Gotha is a town in Thuringia, within the central core of Germany. It is the capital of the district of Gotha.- History :The town has existed at least since the 8th century, when it was mentioned in a document signed by Charlemagne as Villa Gotaha . Its importance derives from having been chosen in...
– 12 September 1739, Einhausen
Einhausen
Einhausen is a community in the Bergstraße district in Hesse, Germany, some 15 km east of Worms.-Location:Einhausen lies on the Bergstraße in the Hessisches Ried and belongs the northeast Rhine valley, which has a rather favourable climate...
) was Landgrave
Landgrave
Landgrave was a title used in the Holy Roman Empire and later on by its former territories. The title refers to a count who had feudal duty directly to the Holy Roman Emperor...
of Hesse-Darmstadt
Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt
The Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt was a member state of the Holy Roman Empire. It was formed in 1567 following the division of the Landgraviate of Hesse between the four sons of Philip I, the last Landgrave of Hesse....
from 1678 to 1739. His parents were Landgrave Louis VI of Hesse-Darmstadt
Louis VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
Louis VI of Hesse-Darmstadt was Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt from 1661 to 1678.He was the eldest of three sons of the Landgrave George II of Hesse-Darmstadt and Sophia Eleonore of Saxony.- Marriage and children :...
and Elisabeth Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Elisabeth Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Elisabeth Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg , was a German princess member of the House of Wettin in the Ernestine branch of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, by marriage Landgravine of Hesse-Darmstadt and Landgravine-Regent during 1678–1688.She was the second child and eldest daughter of Ernest I, Duke...
(1640–1709).
Ernest Louis's desire to emulate the French court under Louis XIV
Louis XIV of France
Louis XIV , known as Louis the Great or the Sun King , was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and Navarre. His reign, from 1643 to his death in 1715, began at the age of four and lasted seventy-two years, three months, and eighteen days...
ran his country into debt. Among those patronized in this cultural flourish was Baroque
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
composer Christoph Graupner
Christoph Graupner
Christoph Graupner was a German harpsichordist and composer of high Baroque music who lived and worked at the same time as Johann Sebastian Bach, Georg Philipp Telemann and George Frideric Handel.-Graupner's life:Born in Hartmannsdorf near Kirchberg in Saxony, Graupner received his first musical...
; also bringing into his service architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
Louis Remy de la Fosse for his extensive building program. Upon his death in 1739, his country's debt was 4 million gulden, ten times the annual revenue.
Ernest Louis was married to Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Principality of Ansbach
The Principality of Ansbach or Brandenburg-Ansbach was a reichsfrei principality in the Holy Roman Empire centered on the Bavarian city of Ansbach...
(1661–1705), daughter of Albert
Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Albert II or V of Brandenburg-Ansbach was a German nobleman, who was margrave of Ansbach from 1634 until his death.-Life:...
of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1620–1667). Their children were:
- Dorothea Sophie (1689–1723)
- married in 1710 Count John Frederick of Hohenlohe-Öhringen (1683-1765)
- Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-DarmstadtLouis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-DarmstadtLouis VIII 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....
(1691–1768)
- Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
- married in 1717 Countess Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg (1700–1726)
- Charles William (1693–1707)
- Francis Ernest (1695–1717)
- Friederike CharlotteFriederike Charlotte of Hesse-DarmstadtFriederike Charlotte of Hessen-Darmstadt was a princess of Hesse-Darmstadt and through her marriage a princess of Hesse-Kassel-Life:...
- married in 1720 Landgrave Maximilian of Hesse-KasselMaximilian of Hesse-KasselMaximilian of Hesse-Kassel was a prince of Hesse-Kassel and a Generalfeldzeugmeister, Generalfeldmarschall and finally Reichsgeneralfeldmarschall in the army of the Holy Roman Empire.-Life:...
(1689–1753)