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Born 17 September 1871Lich ( 1871-09-17 ) Issue Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of HesseLouis, Prince of Hesse and by Rhine Parents Hermann of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich Children Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse, Louis, Prince of Hesse and by Rhine Similar People Ernest Louis - Grand Du, Georg Donatus - Hereditar, Princess Cecilie of Greece a, Louis IV - Grand Duke of H, Princess Victoria Melita of | ||
Princess eleonore of solms hohensolms lich onor grand duchess of hesse
Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich (17 September 1871 – 16 November 1937), was the second wife of Ernst-Ludwig, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine and the mother of his two sons. She was nicknamed Onor by her family.
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- Princess eleonore of solms hohensolms lich onor grand duchess of hesse
- Family
- Marriage and issue
- Death
- References
Family
She was the fourth child and second daughter of Hermann, The Prince of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich, and his wife, Countess Agnes of Stolberg-Wernigerode.
Marriage and issue
Eleanore married Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse in Darmstadt on 2 February 1905. His first wife was Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. They had become estranged and divorced on 21 December 1901, on the grounds of "invincible mutual antipathy" by a special verdict of the Supreme Court of Hesse.
Eleanore and Ernest Louis had two sons:
Death
Eleonore died in an airplane crash on her way to her son Louis's wedding in London. Also killed in the crash was her elder son Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse, his wife Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark, and their two sons, Ludwig and Alexander.