Ludwig II of Münster

Ludwig of Hesse (1282 or 1283–1357), a son of Landgrave Henry I of Hesse, ruled as Bishop Ludwig II of Münster from 1310 until his death, the longest episcopate in the see's history. He curbed the estates and the nobility, bound castle lords to him through open houses, and granted town charters to Dülmen, Billerbeck, Ramsdorf and Rheine.

He founded collegiate churches and monasteries in his diocese and cared for the sick during plague and famine. He died on 18 August 1357.