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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.
- 23 November 1937, Rosenhöhe Park Cemetery, Rosenhöhe Park, Darmstadt
- Hesse-Darmstadt
A great-grandson of Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, he is named in part after Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse. He is also a descendant of Queen Victoria, Frederick III, German Emperor, and of King Nicholas I of Montenegro. He is a relative of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, whose funeral he attended.
- Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse
- Princess Tatiana of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
- Hesse
- Countess Floria Franziska Marie-Luisa Erika von Faber-Castell
Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark (Greek: Καικιλία, romanized: Kaikilía; 22 June 1911 – 16 November 1937) was by birth a Greek and Danish princess who became titular Hereditary Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine through her marriage to Prince Georg Donatus, pretender to the throne of the Grand Duchy of Hesse.
- 23 November 1937, Rosenhöhe, Darmstadt, Germany
- Glücksburg
Apr 4, 2024 · On Tuesday 16 November 1937 the new head of the family, Georg Donatus, his pregnant wife Cecilie – a born Princess of Greece and Denmark, and sister to the Duke of Edinburgh – their two eldest children Ludwig and Alexander, the widowed Grand Duchess Eleonore – a born Princess zu Solms-Hohensolms-Lich -, the witness-to-be Joachim Riedesel Freiher...
Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse 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 (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 (8 November 1906 – 16 November 1937) was a German nobleman and Nazi Party member. Georg Donatus was born in Darmstadt, German Empire in 1906, the son of Ernst Louis of Hesse and Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich. In 1931, he married Prince Philip...