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Jun 16, 2024 · The only survivor of the small family of Georg Donatus and Cecilie was their fourteen-month-old daughter Johanna, who had been too young to come along to London. She had stayed at Wolfsgarten Castle, Germany, with her nanny.
Jun 25, 2024 · Prince Louis of Hesse and by Rhine, was the youngest son of Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse by his second wife, Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich. He succeeded his brother Georg Donatus as the titular Grand Duke of Hesse after his death.
3 days ago · In 1937, his sister Cecilie; her husband, Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse; their two sons; and Georg Donatus's mother were killed in an air crash at Ostend; Philip, then 16 years old, attended the funeral in Darmstadt. Cecilie and Georg Donatus were members of the Nazi Party.
Jun 17, 2024 · Cecile married HGDH Hereditary Grand Duke George Donatus of Hesse-Darmstadt, the son of Grand Duke Ernest Ludwig, who was the only surviving son of Princess Alice. Both Cecile, George and two of their children along with George's mother Eleanore, were killed in a plane crash in 1937.
Jun 16, 2024 · Friedrichshof Castle was built between 1889 and 1893 for Empress Victoria of Germany, widow of Emperor Friedrich III and eldest daughter of Queen Victoria of Great Britain. Empress Victoria is also the great-great-grandmother of Prince Donatus von Hessen.
Jun 21, 2024 · Cecilie married her first cousin once removed, Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine. He was the son of Ernst Ludwig, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine and his second wife Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich. Cecilie’s life came to a tragic end on November 16, 1937.
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Jun 25, 2024 · At the baptism of the Crown Prince George Donatus, Grand Duchess Eleonore founded the "Grand Ducal Centre for the Care of Mothers and Infants" (Großherzogliche Zentrale für Mütter- und Säuglingsfürsorge), which maintained a national advice network and help centres with nurses.
