Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse

Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse (Georg Donatus Wilhelm Nikolaus Eduard Heinrich Karl, 8 November 1906 16 November 1937) was the first child of Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse, and his second wife, Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich. He was a nephew of Empress Alexandra and Emperor Nicholas II of Russia.

Georg Donatus
Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine
Head of the House of Hesse-Darmstadt
Tenure9 October 1937 – 16 November 1937
PredecessorGrand Duke Ernest Louis I
SuccessorPrince Louis
Born(1906-11-08)8 November 1906
Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Empire
Died16 November 1937(1937-11-16) (aged 31)
Ostend, Kingdom of Belgium
Burial23 November 1937
Rosenhöhe Park Cemetery, Rosenhöhe Park, Darmstadt
Spouse
Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark
(m. 1931)
IssuePrince Ludwig
Prince Alexander
Princess Johanna
Unnamed son
Names
German: Georg Donatus Wilhelm Nikolaus Eduard Heinrich Karl
English: George Donatus William Nicholas Edward Henry Charles
HouseHesse-Darmstadt
FatherErnest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine
MotherPrincess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich
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