Who married Hedwig von Württemberg?
Louis IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Marburg married Hedwig von Württemberg on . Hedwig of Württemberg was 16 years old on the wedding day (16 years, 3 months and 25 days). Louis IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Marburg was 25 years old on the wedding day (25 years, 11 months and 4 days). The age gap was 9 years, 7 months and 9 days.
The marriage lasted 26 years, 9 months and 22 days (9795 days ). The marriage ended on .
Hedwig von Württemberg: Marriage Status Timeline
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Hedwig von Württemberg
Hedwig von Württemberg (* 15. Januar 1547 in Basel; † 4. März 1590 in Marburg) war eine Prinzessin von Württemberg und durch Heirat Landgräfin von Hessen-Marburg.
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Louis IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Marburg
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 Christoph of Württemberg. He had the Marburg Castle renovated by his architect Ebert Baldewein. Wanting to enlarge his territory peacefully, he bought parts of the Fuldischen Mark in 1570 from the counts of Nassau-Saarbrücken and the rest in 1583 from the count of Nassau-Weilburg.
On 10 May 1563 he married Hedwig of Württemberg and his second marriage was to Marie, Countess of Mansfeld. When he died in 1604 he left no heirs. His 1597 will bequeathed his territory between his nephew, Maurice of Hesse-Kassel and Louis V of Hesse-Darmstadt, on the condition that it would remain Lutheran.
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