Hermann II, Landgrave of Hesse
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Hermann II of Hesse was Landgrave
of Hesse
from 1376 to 1413.
Hermann II, called "the Learned" was born in 1345 in Grebenstein
castle, the son of Louis the Junker. He studied in Paris
and in Prague
. After the death of Otto, the intended heir to the throne, Henry II
appointed his own nephew Hermann the regent in 1367.
Hermann was married twice. The first marriage on 3 February 1377 was to Johanna, countess of Nassau-Weilburg [1362c-1383] but produced no children. The second was on 15 October 1383 to Margarete of Nürnberg-Zollern [1360c-1406] daughter of Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg
. They had the following children:
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
Landgraviate of Hesse
The Landgraviate of Hesse was a Landgraviate of the Holy Roman Empire. It existed as a unity from 1264 to 1567, when it was divided between the sons of Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse.-History:...
from 1376 to 1413.
Hermann II, called "the Learned" was born in 1345 in Grebenstein
Grebenstein
Grebenstein is a town in the district of Kassel, in Hesse, Germany. It is located 16 km northwest of Kassel on the German Framework Road. In 1762 it was the scene of a skirmish between British and French troops during the Seven Years War.-External links:...
castle, the son of Louis the Junker. He studied in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
and in Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
. After the death of Otto, the intended heir to the throne, Henry II
Henry II, Landgrave of Hesse
Henry II of Hesse called "the Iron" was Landgrave of Hesse from 1328 - 1376.Henry was the son of Otto I, Landgrave of Hesse and Adelheid of Ravensburg...
appointed his own nephew Hermann the regent in 1367.
Hermann was married twice. The first marriage on 3 February 1377 was to Johanna, countess of Nassau-Weilburg [1362c-1383] but produced no children. The second was on 15 October 1383 to Margarete of Nürnberg-Zollern [1360c-1406] daughter of Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg
Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg
Frederick V of Nuremberg was a Burgrave of Nuremberg, of the House of Hohenzollern.-Life:He was the elder son of John II of Nuremberg and Elisabeth of Henneberg...
. They had the following children:
- Anna (1385–1386)
- Heinrich (1387–1394)
- Elisabeth (1388–1394).
- Margarete ( 1389–1446), married to Henry IIHenry the Peaceful, Duke of Brunswick-LüneburgHenry , Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, called the Peaceful , ruled over both parts of Brunswick-Lüneburg.Henry was the son of Henry the Mild, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. On their father's death in 1416, Henry and his brother William inherited the Principality of Lüneburg, while under the guardianship...
of Brunswick-LüneburgBrunswick-LüneburgThe Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg , or more properly Duchy of Brunswick and Lüneburg, was an historical ducal state from the late Middle Ages until the late Early Modern era within the North-Western domains of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation, in what is now northern Germany... - Agnes (1391–1471), married to Otto, Duke of Brunswick-Göttingen
- Hermann (1396–1406)
- Friedrich (1398–1402)
- LouisLouis I, Landgrave of HesseLouis I of Hesse , called "the Peaceful" was Landgrave of Lower Hesse from 1413-1458....
(1402–1458), followed as Landgrave of Hesse