Hermann II, Landgrave of Hesse

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Hermann II
Landgrave of Hesse
Spouse(s)	Johanna of Nassau-Weilburg Margaret of Hohenzollern-Nuremberg
Issue Anna Heinrich Elisabeth Margarete Agnes Hermann Frederick Louis
Detail Titles and styles The Landgrave of Hesse
Noble family	House of Hesse
Father	Louis the Junker
Mother	Elizabeth of Sponheim
Born	1341 Grebenstein
Died	24 May 1413

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

Hermann II, called "the Learned", was born in 1345 in 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 Otto, 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

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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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Name	Hermann II, Landgrave of Hesse
Alternative names	Herman the Learned (nickname)
Short description	Landgrave of Hesse (1376-1413)
Date of birth	1341
Place of birth	Grebenstein
Date of death	24 May 1413
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