- Born on December 15, 1667 in Gotha, at Schloss Friedenstein
- Deceased on September 12, 1739 in Einhausen, at the age of 71 years
Parents
- Ludwig von Hessen-Darmstadt (1630 - 1678), Landgraf von Hessen-Darmstadt
- Elisabeth Dorothea von Sachsen-Gotha (1640 - 1709), régente 1678-1688
Family
- Married on December 1, 1687 in Darmstadt, with Dorothea Charlotte von Hohenzollern (1661 - 1705), Prinzessin von Brandenburg-Ansbach, issuing
Dorothea (1689 - 1723)- Ludwig (1691 - 1768)
- Karl Wilhelm (1693 - 1707)
- Franz Ernst (1695 - 1716)
- Friederike Charlotte (1698 - 1777)
- Married on January 20, 1727 in Darmstadt, with Luise Sophie von Spiegel zu Desenberg (1690 - 1751)