Hermann II, Landgrave of Hesse

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Hermann II
Landgrave of Hesse
Born	1341 Burg Grebenstein, Grebenstein
Died	24 May 1413 (aged 71–72)
Noble family	House of Hesse
Spouse(s)	Johanna of Nassau-Weilburg Margaret of Hohenzollern-Nuremberg
Issue Anna Heinrich Elisabeth Margarete Agnes Hermann Frederick Louis
Father	Louis the Junker
Mother	Elizabeth of Sponheim

Hermann II of Hesse (1341 – 24 May 1413) was Landgrave of Hesse from 1376 to 1413.

Hermann II, called "the Scholar", was born in 1345 in Burg Grebenstein (de) (Grebenstein castle), the son of Louis the Junker. Louis the Junker was a son of Otto I, Landgrave of Hesse. Hermann studied in Paris and in Prague. After the death of , the son and heir apparent of Henry II, the latter appointed his nephew Hermann as co-ruler and heir in 1367.

Hermann was married twice. The first marriage on 3 February 1377 was to Johanna, countess of Nassau-Weilburg [c. 1362-1383] but produced no children. The second was on 15 October 1383 to Margaret of Hohenzollern-Nuremberg [c. 1360-1406], daughter of Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg. They had the following children:

• Anna (1385–1386)
• Henry (1387–1394)
• Elisabeth (1388–1394).
• Margarete (1389–1446), married to Henry I of Brunswick-Lüneburg
• Agnes (1391–1471), married to Otto II of Brunswick-Göttingen
• Hermann (1396–1406)
• Frederick (1398–1402)
• Louis (1402–1458), succeeded as Landgrave of Hesse

External links[]

• Hermann II: Digital images from Allgemeine deutsche Biographie, Bd.: 12, Hensel - Holste, Leipzig, 1880, p. 125
• Wikisource: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie "Hermann II (Landgraf von Hessen)" (in German)

Hermann II, Landgrave of Hesse House of Hesse Born: 1341 Died: 24 May 1413
Preceded by Henry II the Iron	Landgrave of Hesse 1376–1413	Succeeded by Louis I the Peaceful

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