Category:Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse

Louis II (26 December 1777, Darmstadt – 16 June 1848, Darmstadt) was Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine from 1830 until his death. He succeeded by his son, Louis III, Grand Duke of Hesse.

He was the son of Grand Duke Louis I of Hesse and his consort Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt. In 1833, he married Wilhelmine of Baden, youngest daughter of Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden and Amalia of Hesse-Darmstadt.

Wilhelmine bore him seven children, of whom four survived. Their last four children, including en:Alexander of Hesse-Darmstadt and en:Maria Alexandrovna of Hesse, were believed to have been fathered by en:August von Senarclens de Grancy, her longtime lover.

• Prince Ludwig of Hesse-Darmstadt (1806-1877); (the future grand duke)
• Prince Karl Wilhelm Ludwig of Hesse-Darmstadt (1809-1877)
• Unnamed Infant (born & died 1820)
• Princess Amalia Elisabeth Luise Karoline Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt (1821-1826)
• Prince Alexander Ludwig Georg Friedrich Emil of Hesse-Darmstadt (1823-1888)
• Princess Maximiliane Wilhelmine Auguste Sophie Marie of Hesse-Darmstadt (1824-1880); the future Empress consort of Tsar Alexander II of Russia.