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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.
4 days ago · The Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt was promoted to a grand duchy and Louis X thereafter styled himself Grand Duke Louis I (German: Großherzog Ludewig I., with an extra 'e') and announced not only the promotion, but also the territories he had received under the Treaty of the Confederation of the Rhine in an edict on 13 August 1806.
3 days ago · Mountbatten's maternal grandparents were Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse, and Princess Alice of the United Kingdom, who was a daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. His paternal grandparents were Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine and Julia, Princess of Battenberg.
4 days ago · In the south transept is the memorial to Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse, a marble table tomb with the recumbent effigies of herself and her child. Small arches of white marble open from the side walls of the transepts into the aisles, and round these are painted arabesque panels.
5 days ago · Grand Duke Henri will take a further step towards his retirement in October, he announced on the morning of Sunday 23 June at the Philharmonie during his speech on National Day: he will appoint Crown Prince Guillaume as his lieutenant-representative.
5 days ago · Since the 20th century, however, a lieutenancy signals an imminent royal succession, according to Majerus. Questions remain on what duties the Hereditary Grand Duke will be taking over from his...
6 days ago · Georgia Brown. After 24 years on the throne, the Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg has expressed his desire to step back from duties. In a shock move, the monarch revealed that his eldest son, Prince ...
