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Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine

1868–1937 · Hesse

German aristocrat. Born at Darmstadt. Died at Schloß Wolfsgarten.

Family

Father: Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse
Mother: Princess Alice of the United Kingdom
Married: Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1894
Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich 1905
Children (3): Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine 1895
Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse 1906
Louis, Prince of Hesse and by Rhine 1908
Siblings (6): Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine 1863
Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine 1864
Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine 1866
Prince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine 1870
Alexandra Feodorovna (Alix of Hesse) 1872
Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine 1874

Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine was the 30× great-grandson of Charlemagne.
Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine was the grandson of Victoria.
Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine was the third cousin 8 times removed of Louis XIV of France.