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Born 20 November 1908
Darmstadt, German Empire ( 1908-11-20 ) Father Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse Mother Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich Died May 30, 1968, Frankfurt, Germany Spouse Margaret Campbell-Geddes (m. 1937) House Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt Parents Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich, Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse Cousins Grand Duchess Anastasia, Princess Alice of Battenberg, Louis Mountbatten - 1st Earl M, Alexei Nikolaevich - Tsarevich, Grand Duchess Tatiana N Similar People Ernest Louis - Grand Du, Georg Donatus - Hereditar, Princess Eleonore of Solms‑Hohensolms‑Lich, Louis IV - Grand Duke of H, Princess Alice of the United Ki | ||
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 succeeded his brother Georg Donatus as the titular Grand Duke of Hesse after his death. He married the Hon. Margaret Geddes (1913–1997) daughter of Auckland Campbell Geddes, 1st Baron Geddes in 1937, on the day after the Sabena OO-AUB Ostend crash. They had no issue, although after the death of his older brother, he adopted his niece, Johanna (b. 1936) but the little girl died in 1939.
In 1964 he stood as godfather to Prince Edward. In 1960 Prince Louis adopted his distant cousin Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse. With the death of Prince Louis in Frankfurt 1968 he was succeeded by Moritz's father Philipp, Landgrave of Hesse (d. 1980) as head of the house. Moritz (d. 2013) in turn was succeeded by his son Donatus (b. 1966).
He introduced the British composer Benjamin Britten (1913–76) to the poetry of Friedrich Hölderlin (1770–1843). Britten dedicated his 1958 song cycle Sechs Hölderlin-Fragmente to the Prince.
Patrilineal descent
- Gilbert I, Count of the Maasgau, d. 842
- Gilbert II, Count of the Maasgau, 825–875
- Reginar, Duke of Lorraine, 850–915
- Reginar II, Count of Hainaut, 890–932
- Reginar III, Count of Hainaut, 920–973
- Lambert I, Count of Leuven, 950–1015
- Lambert II, Count of Leuven, d. 1054
- Henry II, Count of Leuven, 1020–1078
- Godfrey I, Count of Leuven, 1060–1139
- Godfrey II, Count of Leuven, 1187–1226
- Godfrey III, Count of Leuven, 1140–1190
- Henry I, Duke of Brabant, 1165–1235
- Henry II, Duke of Brabant, 1207–1248
- Henry I, Landgrave of Hesse, 1244–1308
- Otto I, Landgrave of Hesse, 1272–1328
- Louis the Junker of Hesse, 1305–1345
- Hermann II, Landgrave of Hesse, 1341–1413
- Louis I, Landgrave of Hesse, 1402–1458
- Louis II, Landgrave of Hesse, 1438–1471
- William II, Landgrave of Hesse, 1469–1509
- Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, 1504–1567
- George I, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, 1547–1596
- Louis V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, 1577–1626
- George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, 1605–1661
- Louis VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, 1630–1678
- Ernest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, 1667–1739
- Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, 1691–1768
- Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, 1719–1790
- Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse, 1753–1830
- Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse, 1777–1848
- Prince Charles of Hesse and by Rhine, 1809–1877
- Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, 1837–1892
- Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse, 1868–1937
- Louis, Prince of Hesse and by Rhine, 1908–1968
- Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse, 1968–2013