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Jun 16, 2024 · On Tuesday 16 November 1937 the new head of the family, Georg Donatus, his pregnant wife Cecilie – a born Princess of Greece and Denmark, and sister to the Duke of Edinburgh – their two eldest children Ludwig and Alexander, the widowed Grand Duchess Eleonore – a born Princess zu Solms-Hohensolms-Lich -, the witness-to-be Joachim Riedesel Freiherr zu Eisenbach, Lina Hahn (nanny or lady-in ...
4 days ago · Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse: Hesse: Born 8 November 1906. Hereditary Grand Duke George was husband of Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark. NSDAP – 3766313: Joined: 1 May 1937: Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark: Hesse: Born 22 January 1911.
Jun 16, 2024 · The religious wedding took place at noon in the 14th century gothic evangelic Johanniskirche in the centre of the old town of Kronberg im Taunus, northwest from Frankfurt am Main. Some 350 guests were invited for the wedding, that was led by the Rev. Erich Dorn. The civil wedding had already taken place in Wiesbaden on April 25 in private.
4 days ago · The Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine ( German: Großherzogtum Hessen und bei Rhein) was a grand duchy in western Germany that existed from 1806 to 1918. The grand duchy originally formed from the Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt in 1806 as the Grand Duchy of Hesse (German: Großherzogtum Hessen ). It assumed the name Hesse und bei Rhein in 1816 ...
2 days ago · War Cross. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, [1] later Philip Mountbatten; 10 June 1921 [fn 1] – 9 April 2021), was the husband of Queen Elizabeth II. As such, he was the consort of the British monarch from his wife's accession on 6 February 1952 until his death in 2021, making him the longest-serving ...
Jun 16, 2024 · The engagement. Moscow, 21 January 2021. It is with great pleasure that Her Imperial Highness The Grand Duchess of Russia, Head of the Russian Imperial House, announces the betrothal of her beloved son, His Imperial Highness the Grand Duke George of Russia, to Nob. Rebecca Virginia Bettarini, daughter of His Excellency Ambassador Nob.
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Jun 25, 2024 · In October 1937, Georg Donatus’ father – Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig von Hessen– died just one year before World War II broke out. The couple’s wedding plans were in full swing, and on November 16th, November 16th, Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark and her entire family, including her husband, mother-in-law, both of her sons, and their nurse, boarded a flight for London.
