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Princess and Landgravine Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt (30 January 1757 – 14 February 1830) was a German princess. She was the daughter of Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt. On 3 October 1775 she married duke (later grand-duke) Charles Augustus of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach and as such a member of the court sphere of Weimar Classicism.

Louise was a daughter of Prince George William of Hesse-Darmstadt (1722-1782) from his marriage to Maria Luise Albertine of Leiningen-Falkenburg-Dagsburg (1729-1818), daughter of Count Christian Karl Reinhard of Leiningen-Dachsburg-Falkenburg-Heidesheim.

Louis married his cousin Princess Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt, daughter of his uncle Prince George William of Hesse-Darmstadt, on 19 February 1777 in Darmstadt. [4] The couple lived alternately in Darmstadt and in Fürstenlager Auerbach. They had six children. Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

English: Portrait of Princess Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt (1761–1829) Deutsch: Prinzessin Luise von Hessen-Darmstadt (1761-1829), Großherzogin von Hessen und bei Rhein. Bildnis: Kniestück stehend, fast Linksprofil; Rosengirlande in der Hand haltend und einen Stein mit der Inschrift; ' Marie Theres ' zierend.

Louise Henriette Karoline of Hesse-Darmstadt, was the first Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine by marriage.

Louise Henriette Karoline of Hesse-Darmstadt (15 February 1761 – 24 October 1829), was the first Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine by marriage.