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Death. In October 1937, Georg Donatus' father, Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig of Hesse, died. A few weeks after the funeral, the new Grand Duke's younger brother, Prince Louis, was due to be married to the Hon. Margaret Geddes, daughter of Lord Geddes.
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).
Nov 24, 2019 · The Funeral of Grand Duke Georg Donatus of Hesse-Darmstadt, Princess Cecilie, Grand Duchess of Hesse, Dowager Grand Duchess Eleanor, Prince Ludwig, and Prince Alexander at the Rosenhöhe in Darmstadt on this day in 1937, who had died in a plane crash en-route to London to attended the wedding of Prince Louis of Hesse, the new Head of the Royal ...
Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark (Greek: Καικιλία, romanized: Kaikilía; 22 June 1911 – 16 November 1937) was by birth a Greek and Danish princess who became titular Hereditary Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine through her marriage to Prince Georg Donatus, pretender to the throne of the Grand Duchy of Hesse.
Following their funeral which was held a few days later, Hereditary Grand Duke Georg Donatus and his family were buried in the Rosenhöhe in Darmstadt, Hesse Germany. Don’s daughter Johanna, who had not been on the plane, was adopted by his brother Lu. Sadly, she died in June 1939 after contracting meningitis.
Died: 16 November 1937. Relations. Parent. Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse. Children. Prince Ludwig of Hesse and by Rhine. Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine. Princess Johanna of Hesse and by Rhine. Details of Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse (1906 - 1937) in the Line of Succession to the British Throne.
Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse ( Georg Donatus Wilhelm Nikolaus Eduard Heinrich Karl, 8 November 1906 – 16 November 1937) was the first child of Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse, and his second wife, Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich.
