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Louis, Prince of Hesse and by Rhine (Ludwig Hermann Alexander Chlodwig, 20 November 1908 – 30 May 1968) was the youngest son of Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse by his second wife, Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich. He was a great-grandson of Queen Victoria.
Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine. In March 1877, Louis became heir presumptive to the Hessian throne when his father died and, less than three months later, found himself reigning grand duke upon the demise of his uncle, Louis III.
Ernest Louis was the elder son of Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine and Princess Alice of the United Kingdom, daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. He was named Louis after his father.
Louis, Prince of Hesse and by Rhine ( Ludwig Hermann Alexander Chlodwig, 20 November 1908 – 30 May 1968) was the youngest son of Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse by his second wife, Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich. He was a great-grandson of Queen Victoria.
Louis IV Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, also called Grand Duke Ludwig IV was the oldest son of Prince Charles of Hesse and by Rhine (April 23, 1809 - March 20, 1877) and Princess Elizabeth of Prussia (June 18, 1815 - March 21, 1885). He ruled from June 13, 1877 until his death on March 13, 1892.
Prince Ernest Louis was the first son of Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and Princess Alice of the United Kingdom and succeeded his father as the last Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine. He was born on the 25 November 1868 at the New Palace, Darmstadt, Germany.
Born: 20 November 1908. Died: 30 May 1968. Relations. Parent. Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse. Details of Louis, Prince of Hesse and by Rhine (1908 - 1968) in the Line of Succession to the British Throne.
