Louis IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Marburg

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Louis IV
House of Hesse-Marburg
Spouse(s)Hedwig of Württemberg
Marie of Mansfeld
FatherPhilip I, Landgrave of Hesse
MotherChristine of Saxony

Landgrave Louis IV of Hesse-Marburg (27 May 1537 – 9 October 1604) was the son of Landgrave Philip I of Hesse and his wife Christine of Saxony. After the death of his father in 1567, Hesse was divided among his sons and Louis received Hesse-Marburg (Upper Hesse) including Marburg and Giessen.

Louis received his education at the court of Duke

Nassau-Weilburg
.

On 10 May 1563 he married

Lutheran
.

Ancestry

Further reading

  • Rudersdorf, Manfred. Ludwig IV. Landgraf von Hessen-Marburg 1537-1604,