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John of Hesse-Braubach
German general (1609–1651) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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John of Hesse-Braubach (17 June 1609, Darmstadt – 1 April 1651, Ems) was a German nobleman and a general. He was born into the House of Hesse-Darmstadt and later became Landgrave of Hesse-Braubach.
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Early life and ancestry
Johann was born as the seventh child and second surviving son of Louis V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt and his wife, Magdalene of Brandenburg, the daughter of John George, Elector of Brandenburg.[1]
Personal life
He was married on 30 September 1647 to Countess Johannette of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn-Altenkirchen, the youngest daughter of Ernest, Count of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (1594-1632) and his wife, Countess Louise Juliane of Erbach. The marriage remained childless. A year after John's death Johannette married Johann Georg I, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach and had issue.[2]
Death
John died on 1 April 1651 in Bad Ems, aged 41. His body was interred in Stadtkirche, Darmstadt, Hesse.[3]
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