Landgrave Ludwig VIII (of Hesse-Darmstadt)

Landgrave Ludwig VIII (of Hesse-Darmstadt) was born on 5 April 1691 in Darmstadt, Starkenburg, Hesse-Darmstadt.¹ He was christened on 5 April 1691 in Darmstadt, Starkenburg, Hesse-Darmstadt.¹ He was the son of Landgrave Ernst Ludwig (of Hesse-Darmstadt) and Princess Dorothea Charlotte (of Brandenburg).¹ Landgrave Ludwig VIII (of Hesse-Darmstadt) married Countess Charlotte Christine Magdalene (of Hanau-Lichtenberg), daughter of Count Johann Reinhard III (of Hanau) and Princess Dorothea Friederike (of Brandenburg-Ansbach), on 5 April 1717 in Philippsruhe, Hessen-Nassau, Prussia.¹ Landgrave Ludwig VIII (of Hesse-Darmstadt) died on 17 October 1768 in Darmstadt, Starkenburg, Hesse-Darmstadt, at age 77.¹ He was buried on 20 October 1768 at Stadtkirche, Darmstadt, Starkenburg, Hesse-Darmstadt.¹
Ludwig VIII's mother Princess Dorothea Charlotte (of Brandenburg) died on 15 November 1705 in Darmstadt, Starkenburg, Hesse-Darmstadt.¹ Landgrave Ludwig VIII (of Hesse-Darmstadt) became the father of Landgrave Ludwig IX (of Hesse-Darmstadt) on 16 December 1719.¹ Landgrave Ludwig VIII (of Hesse-Darmstadt) became the father of Princess Charlotte Wilhelmine Friederike (of Hesse-Darmstadt) on 8 October 1720.¹ Ludwig VIII's daughter Princess Charlotte Wilhelmine Friederike (of Hesse-Darmstadt) died about 25 February 1721.¹ Landgrave Ludwig VIII (of Hesse-Darmstadt) became the father of Prince Georg Wilhelm (of Hesse-Darmstadt) on 11 July 1722.¹ Landgrave Ludwig VIII (of Hesse-Darmstadt) became the father of Princess Karoline Luise (of Hesse-Darmstadt) on 11 July 1723.¹ Landgrave Ludwig VIII (of Hesse-Darmstadt) became the father of Princess Auguste (Luise Magdalene) (of Hesse-Darmstadt) on 16 March 1725.¹ Landgrave Ludwig VIII (of Hesse-Darmstadt) became the father of Prince Johann Friedrich Karl (of Hesse-Darmstadt) on 7 May 1726.¹ Landgrave Ludwig VIII (of Hesse-Darmstadt) became a widower with the death of his wife, Countess Charlotte Christine Magdalene (of Hanau-Lichtenberg) on 1 July 1726 in Darmstadt, Starkenburg, Hesse-Darmstadt, at age 26.¹ Ludwig VIII's father Landgrave Ernst Ludwig (of Hesse-Darmstadt) died on 12 September 1739 at Schloss Zu Jagersburg Bei Darmstadt, Starkenburg, Hesse-Darmstadt.¹ Ludwig VIII's son was married at wedding of Landgrave Ludwig IX (of Hesse-Darmstadt) and Princess Karoline (Henriette Christine) (of Birkenfeld) on 12 August 1741 in Pfalz, Bavaria.¹ Ludwig VIII's daughter Princess Auguste (Luise Magdalene) (of Hesse-Darmstadt) died on 13 May 1742.¹ Ludwig VIII's son Prince Johann Friedrich Karl (of Hesse-Darmstadt) died on 26 January 1746.¹ Ludwig VIII's son was married at wedding of Prince Georg Wilhelm (of Hesse-Darmstadt) and Princess Luise (Marie Albertine) (of Leiningen-Dagsburg) on 16 March 1748 in Pfalz, Bavaria.¹ Ludwig VIII's daughter was married at wedding of Princess Karoline Luise (of Hesse-Darmstadt) and Grand Duke Karl Friedrich (of Baden) on 28 January 1751 at Residenzschloss, Darmstadt, Starkenburg, Hesse-Darmstadt.¹