Louis VII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

Louis VII (22 June 1658 – 31 August 1678) was Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt from April 1678 until his death in August of that year.^[1]

Louis VII
Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
Reign	24 April 1678 – 31 August 1678
Predecessor	Louis VI
Successor	Ernest Louis
Born	(1658-06-22)22 June 1658 Darmstadt
Died	31 August 1678(1678-08-31) (aged 20) Gotha
House	House of Hesse-Darmstadt
Father	Louis VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
Mother	Maria Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp

Early life

Louis VII was the son of Landgrave Louis VI of Hesse-Darmstadt and his wife Maria Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp.

Reign

Following the death of his father, he began to reign as Landgrave on 24 April 1678. He reigned only 18 weeks and four days before he died from an infection on 31 August 1678.

Ancestors

Ancestors of Louis VII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

8. Louis V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt 4. George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt 9. Magdalene of Brandenburg 2. Louis VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt 10. John George I, Elector of Saxony (= 14) 5. Sophia Eleonore of Saxony 11. Duchess Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia (= 15) 1. Louis VII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt 12. John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp 6. Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp 13. Augusta of Denmark 3. Maria Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp 14. John George I, Elector of Saxony (= 10) 7. Duchess Marie Elisabeth of Saxony 15. Duchess Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia (= 11)