Hermann II was born around 1342 to
Louis the Junker and Elizabeth of Sponheim, daughter of
Simon II, Count of Sponheim-Kreuznach. Louis the Junker was a son of
Otto I, Landgrave of Hesse. Hermann studied in
Paris and in
Prague. After the death of
Otto the Younger, the son and heir apparent of
Henry II, the latter appointed his nephew Hermann as co-ruler and heir in 1367. Hermann was married twice. The first marriage on 3 February 1377 was to Johanna, countess of
Nassau-Weilburg [-1383] but produced no children. The second was on 15 October 1383 to
Margaret of Hohenzollern-Nuremberg [-1406], daughter of
Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg. They had the following children: • Anna (1385–1386) • Henry (1387–1394) • Elisabeth (1388–1394). • Margarete (1389–1446), married to
Henry I of
Brunswick-Lüneburg • Agnes (1391–1471), married to
Otto II of
Brunswick-Göttingen • Hermann (1396–1406) • Frederick (1398–1402) •
Louis (1402–1458), succeeded as Landgrave of Hesse == References ==