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Jun 16, 2024 · The six graves in a row are the ones of Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig (1868-1937), Grand Duchess Eleonore (1871-1937), Hereditary Grand Duke Georg Donatus (1906-1937), Hereditary Grand Duchess Cecilie (1911-1937), Prince Ludwig (1931-1937) and Prince Alexander (1933-1937).
4 days ago · 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.
2 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.
4 days ago · Hesse-Homburg was inherited by the Grand Duke of Hesse in 1866, but had to be ceded to Prussia later that same year. The Biedenkopf district and the Hessian Hinterland were also annexed by Prussia in 1866.
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.
6 days ago · Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume is currently first in line to the throne with the succession secured by the expansion of the families of his siblings.
Jun 5, 2024 · On Tuesday, June 4, 2024, Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg, accompanied by Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stephanie of Luxembourg, received members of the Magistrate's Court for an institutional dinner at Berg Castle (Château de Berg).
