Louis I, Landgrave of Hesse

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Louis I
Landgrave of Hesse
Born	6 February 1402 Spangenberg
Died	17 January 1458 (aged 55)
Noble family	House of Hesse
Spouse(s)	Anna of Saxony
Issue	Louis II Henry III Hermann IV Elisabeth Friedrich
Father	Hermann II, Landgrave of Hesse
Mother	Margaret of Hohenzollern-Nuremberg

Louis I (German: Ludwig; 6 February 1402 – 17 January 1458), nicknamed the Peaceful (German: der Friedsame), was Landgrave of Hesse from 1413 to 1458.^[1][2] Following Louis' death, his sons, Henry III and Louis II, divided Hesse into Upper and Lower sections.^[3][4]