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Ludwig VIII. Hesse-Darmstadt, von

Ludwig VIII. was born on April 5th, 1691 in Darmstadt. Ludwig VIII.'s father was Ernst Ludwig Hesse-Darmstadt, von and his mother was Dorothea Charlotte Brandenburg-Ansbach, von. His paternal grandparents were Ludwig VI. Hesse-Darmstadt, von and Elisabeth Dorothea Sachsen-Gotha, von; his maternal grandparents were Albrecht Brandenburg-Ansbach, von and Sophie Margarete Öttingen-Öttingen, zu. He had two brothers and two sisters, named Karl Wilhelm, Franz Ernst, Dorothea Sofie and Friederike Charlotte. He was the second oldest of the five children. He died at the age of 77 on October 17th, 1768 in Darmstadt.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Georg I. "der Fromm" Hesse-Darmstadt, von ^*
  - b.1547 d.1596
  
  Ludwig V. (IV.) Hesse-Darmstadt, von
  - b.1577 d.1626
  
  Magdalene Lippe, zur
  - b.1552 d.1587
  
  Georg II. "der Gelehrte" Hesse-Darmstadt, von
  - b.17 Mar 1605 in Darmstadt d.11 Jun 1661 in Darmstadt
  
  Johann Georg Hohenzollern ^*
  - b.1525 d.08 Jan 1598
  
  Magdalene Hohenzollern
  - b.1582 d.1616
  
  Elisabeth Anhalt, von ^*
  - b.1563 d.1607
  
  Ludwig VI. Hesse-Darmstadt, von
  - b.1630 d.1678
  
  Christian I. Sachsen, von ^*
  - b.1560 d.1591
  
  Johann Georg I. Sachsen, von
  - b.1585 d.1656
  
  Sofie Hohenzollern ^*
  - b.1568 d.1622
  
  Sophie Eleonore Sachsen, von
  - b.23 Nov 1609 in Dresden d.02 Jun 1671 in Darmstadt
  
  Albert Friedrich Hohenzollern ^*
  - b.29 Apr 1553 d.08 Aug 1618
  
  Magdalena Sybille Hohenzollern
  - b.1587 d.1659
  
  Marie Eleonore Cleve-Jülich-Berg, de ^*
  - b.25 Jun 1550 d.1608
  
  Ernst Ludwig Hesse-Darmstadt, von
  - b.1667 d.1739
  
  Johann Wilhelm Sachsen-Weimar, von ^*
  - b.1530 d.1573
  
  Johann Sachsen-Weimar, von
  - b.1570 d.1605
  
  Dorothea Susanne Wittelsbach ^*
  - b.1544 d.1592
  
  Ernst I. 'der Fromm' Sachsen-Gotha, von
  - b.1601 d.1675
  
  Joachim Ernst Anhalt, von ^*
  - b.1536 d.1586
  
  Dorothea Marie Anhalt, von
  - b.1574 d.1617
  
  Eleonore Württemberg, von
  - b.1552 d.1618
  
  Elisabeth Dorothea Sachsen-Gotha, von
  - b.1640 d.1709
  
  Friedrich Wilhelm Sachsen-Altenburg, von ^*
  - b.1562 d.1602
  
  Johann Philipp Sachsen-Altenburg, von
  - b.1597 d.1639
  
  Anna Marie Wittelsbach ^*
  - b.1575 d.1643
  
  Elisabeth Sofie Sachsen-Altenburg, von
  - b.1619 d.1680
  
  Heinrich Julius Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, von ^*
  - b.1564 d.1613
  
  Elisabeth Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, von
  - b.1593 d.1650
  
  Elisabeth Oldenburg-Denmark ^*
  - b.1573 d.1626
  
  Ludwig VIII. Hesse-Darmstadt, von
  - b.05 Apr 1691 in Darmstadt d.17 Oct 1768 in Darmstadt
  
  Joachim II. Hector Hohenzollern ^*
  - b.1505 d.02 Jan 1571
  
  Johann Georg Hohenzollern
  - b.1525 d.08 Jan 1598
  
  Magdalene Sachsen, von ^*
  - b.1507 d.1534
  
  Joachim Ernst Brandenburg-Ansbach, von
  - b.1583 d.1625
  
  Joachim Ernst Anhalt, von ^*
  - b.1536 d.1586
  
  Elisabeth Anhalt, von
  - b.1563 d.1607
  
  Agnes Barby, von
  - b.1540 d.1569
  
  Albrecht Brandenburg-Ansbach, von
  - b.16 Sep 1620 in Ansbach d.22 Oct 1667 in Ansbach
  
  Johann Georg I. Solms-Laubach, Von
  
  Sofie Solms-Laubach, von
  - b.1594 d.1651
  
  Dorothea Charlotte Brandenburg-Ansbach, von
  - b.1661 d.1705
  
  Sophie Margarete Öttingen-Öttingen, zu
  - b.09 Dec 1634 in Ulm d.26 Jul 1664 in Ansbach
  
  ^*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)

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Details of Ludwig VIII.'s family with Charlotte Hanau-Lichtenberg, von