Landgrave
Ernest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt , was a German king , politician , and composer . He was born on December 15, 1667, in Gotha and died on September 12, 1739, in Darmstadt . Ernest Louis held German nationality and was the Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt from 1678 to 1739 .
Ernest Louis was the child of Louis VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt , and Elisabeth Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg . He had several children, including Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt , Prince Francis Ernest of Hesse-Darmstadt , Friederike Charlotte of Hesse-Darmstadt , and Prince Charles William of Hesse-Darmstadt .