Elisabeth of Hesse
Electress Palatine
Tenure	26 October 1576 – 14 March 1582
Born	(1539-02-13)13 February 1539 Kassel
Died	14 March 1582(1582-03-14) (aged 43) Heidelberg
Spouse	Louis VI, Elector Palatine
House	House of Hesse
Father	Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse
Mother	Christine of Saxony

Elisabeth of Hesse (13 February 1539 – 14 March 1582) was a German noblewoman.

She was a daughter of Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse and Christine of Saxony, daughter of George, Duke of Saxony.

On 8 July 1560 she married Louis VI, Elector Palatine. They had the following children:

1. Anna Marie (1561–1589), married Charles IX of Sweden
2. Elisabeth (15 June – 2 November 1562)
3. Dorothea Elisabeth (12 January – 7 March 1565)
4. Dorothea (1566–1567)
5. Frederick Philip (19 October 1567 – 14 November 1568)
6. Johann Friedrich (died within a month of birth)
7. Ludwig (died within three months of birth)
8. Katharina (1572–1586)
9. Christine (1573–1619)
10. Frederick (1574–1610), succeeded as Elector Palatine
11. Philip (4 May 1575 – 9 August 1575)
12. Elisabeth (1576–1577)

Ancestors