Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse

Ernest Louis (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.

Ernest Louis
Photograph by Jacob Hilsdorf, 1905
Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine
Reign13 March 1892 – 9 November 1918
PredecessorLouis IV
SuccessorMonarchy abolished
Born(1868-11-25)25 November 1868
New Palace, Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse
Died9 October 1937(1937-10-09) (aged 68)
Schloss Wolfsgarten, Langen, Hesse, Nazi Germany
Burial
Spouses
Princess Victoria Melita of Edinburgh
(m. 1894; div. 1901)
    Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich
    (m. 1905)
    Issue
    Names
    Ernest Louis Charles Albert William
    German: Ernst Ludwig Karl Albrecht Wilhelm
    HouseHesse-Darmstadt
    FatherLouis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine
    MotherPrincess Alice of the United Kingdom
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