Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich
| Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich | |||||
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| Grand Duchess consort of Hesse and by Rhine | |||||
| Tenure | 2 February 1905 – 9 November 1918 | ||||
| Born | 17 September 1871 Lich | ||||
| Died | 16 November 1937 (aged 66) Steene near Ostend | ||||
| Burial | Rosenhöhe Park in Darmstadt | ||||
| Spouse | Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine | ||||
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| House | Solms-Hohensolms-Lich | ||||
| Father | Hermann, Prince of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich | ||||
| Mother | Countess Agnes of Stolberg-Wernigerode | ||||
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.
Biography[]
Family[]
She was the fourth child and second daughter of Prince Hermann of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich, and his wife, Countess Agnes of Stolberg-Wernigerode.
Marriage and issue[]
Eleonore 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.
Eleonore and Ernest Louis had two sons:
- Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine (1906–1937), who married Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark (sister of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh), and had issue.
- Louis, Prince of Hesse and by Rhine (1908–1968). Married Hon. Margaret Campbell Geddes, daughter of Lord Geddes, no issue. He adopted Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse as heir.
Death[]
Eleonore died in an airplane crash on her way to her son Louis' 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.[citation needed] The remains of their stillborn son was also found in the wreckage.
Orders and decorations[]
Grand Duchy of Hesse:[1]
- Dame of the Golden Lion, in Diamonds, 2 February 1905
- Grand Cross of the Ludwig Order, in Diamonds, 2 February 1905
Ancestry[]
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- ^ Großherzoglich Hessische Ordensliste (in German), Darmstadt: Staatsverlag, 1914, pp. 2, 4
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- 1871 births
- 1937 deaths
- Grand Duchesses of Hesse
- Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Belgium
- Burials at the Mausoleum for the Grand Ducal House of Hesse, Rosenhöhe (Darmstadt)
- House of Hesse-Darmstadt
- House of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich
- Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1937