Background
He was the son of Ernest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt and Margravine Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach.
He was the son of Ernest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt and Margravine Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach.
Because of his passion for hunting, he is known as the "Hunting Landgrave" (German: Jagdlandgraf). During the Seven Years" War he stood on the side of the Emperor and received the rank of General Field Marshal. Like his father, Louis was not a gifted economist and only his good relationship with Empress Maria Theresa and her intervention at the Imperial Court Council kept the Landgraviate from bankruptcy.
However, his caring for his country is documented by the establishment of a textile house in 1742 and a state orphanage in the 1746.
Children:
Landgrave Ludwig IX of Hesse-Darmstadt
Georg Wilhelm of Hesse-Darmstadt. Karoline Luise, Princess of Hesse, born on 11 July 1723 and died on 8 April 1783.
Married Karl Friedrich, Grand Duke of Baden.