Louise Elisabeth was a daughter of Duke
Jacob of Courland (1610-1662) from his marriage to
Charlotte Louise (1617-1676), eldest daughter of Elector
George William of Brandenburg. On 23 October 1670 in
Cölln, she married the later Landgrave
Frederick II of Hesse-Homburg, the famous
Prince of Homburg. Frederick had converted to the
Calvinist faith for the sake of their marriage. This conversion brought him into closer relations with the princely houses in Brandenburg and
Hesse-Kassel, who were also Calvinist. Louise Elisabeth's sister
Maria Amalia married Landgrave
Charles of Hesse-Kassel in 1673. Louise Elizabeth was a niece of Elector
Frederick William of Brandenburg. This relationship allowed Frederick to join the Prussian army and become commander of all the troops of the Electorate only two years later, in 1672. The Calvinist Louise Elisabeth played a significant role in the settlement of displaced
Huguenots and
Waldenses in
Friedrichsdorf and Dornholzhausen in as well as in the formation of Calvinist congregations in
Weferlingen and
Bad Homburg. == Issue ==