Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse

(1868-1937)

German noble

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Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine (German: Ernst Ludwig Karl Albrecht Wilhelm; 25 November 1868 – 9 October 1937) was the last Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, reigning from 1892 until 1918.

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Born	Ernst Ludwig Karl Albert Wilhelm 25 November 1868 Darmstadt
Died	9 October 1937 (aged 68) Langen
Zodiac	Sagittarius
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Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich 1871-1937 · Grand Duchess consort of Hesse and by Rhine info edit

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Princess Victoria Melita Of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1876-1936 · Princess of Great Britain and of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha; former Grand Duchess of Hesse; pretender Empress of Russia; a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of England. · m. 1894; div. 1901 info edit

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Prinzessin Elisabeth Marie Alice Viktoria von Hessen und bei Rhein info 1st child with Princess Victoria Melita Of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Female b. 11 Mar 1895 d. 6 Nov 1903 · Age: 8 (at death) · 1895-1903 · German princess

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stillborn info 2nd child with Princess Victoria Melita Of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Male b. 25 May 1900 · Age: 125 · 1900- · Celebrity Baby

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Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse info 3rd child with Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich Male b. 8 Nov 1906 d. 16 Nov 1937 · Age: 31 (at death) · 1906-1937 · German noble

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Louis, Prince of Hesse and by Rhine info 4th child with Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich Male b. 20 Nov 1908 d. 20 May 1968 · Age: 59 (at death) · 1908-1968 · German prince

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Parents

Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse · Father · 1837-1892 · Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine from 1877 to 1892 info

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Alice Maud Mary Hesse · Mother · 1843-1878 · British royalty info

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Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and Princess Alice of the United Kingdom · m. 1862

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Victoria Alberta Elisabeth Mathilde Marie · Older Sister · 1863-1950 · European royalty info

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Prinzessin Elisabeth Marie Alice Viktoria von Hessen und bei Rhein · Older Sister · 1864-1918 · Grand Duchess of Russia info

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Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine · Older Sister · 1866-1953 · Princess Henry of Prussia info

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Friedrich Wilhelm August Victor Leopold Ludwig · Younger Brother · 1870-1873 · German prince info

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Alix Victoria Helena Louise Beatrice of Hesse · Younger Sister · 1872-1918 · German royalty info

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Marie Victoria Feodore Leopoldine · Younger Sister · 1874- · Celebrity Baby info

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Queen Victoria · Grandmother · 1819-1901 · British royalty edit info

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Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia · Brother In Law · 1857-1905 · Russian noble edit info

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Kaiser Wilhelm II · Family Member · 1859-1941 · Last German Emperor and last King of Prussia from 1888 to 1918 edit info

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King George V · Family Member · 1865-1936 · King of the United Kingdom from 1910 to 1936 edit info

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Tsar Nicholas II · Brother In Law · 1868-1918 · Russian royalty edit info

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Princess Victoria Melita Of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha · Cousin · 1876-1936 · Princess of Great Britain and of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha; former Grand Duchess of Hesse; pretender Empress of Russia; a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of England. edit info

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Louis Mountbatten · Nephew · 1900-1979 · British statesman and naval officer edit info

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Aleksey Nikolaeyvitch Romanov · 1904-1918 · Last heir apparent of the Russian Empire edit info

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Queen Elizabeth II · Family Member · 1926-2022 · Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022 edit info

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Prince Ludwig of Hesse and by Rhine · Grandson · 1931-1937 edit info

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Princess Johanna of Hesse and by Rhine · Granddaughter · 1936-1939 · German royalty edit info

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