Alice of Saxe-Coburg b. April 25, 1843 d. December 14, 1878 British Royalty. Grand Duchess of Hesse. Born Alice Maud Mary, she was the third child and second daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. She was a happy, artistic girl who grew into a serious-minded woman, loyal and dependable. She single-handedly nursed her father during his fatal bout of typhoid in 1861. Alice married grand duke Ludwig of Hesse on July 1, 1862 at Osborne House, the royal family's estate on the Isle of Wight. Though the couple had many happy times, it became apparent...[Read More] (Bio by: VampireRed) Cause of death: Diptheria Mausoleum auf der Rosenhöhe (New), Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany
Koth, Erika b. September 15, 1927 d. February 21, 1989 Opera Singer. A coloratura soprano who performed the full repertoire of her range, she is best remembered for singing the works of Mozart and Richard Strauss. Following study at the Darmstadt College of Music, and winning a 1947 radio competition, she made her professional debut as Philine in Ambrose Thomas' "Mignon" at Kaiserslauten in 1948. After gaining experience at the National Theatre of Karlsruhe between 1950 and 1953, Koth made her debut with the Munich State Opera (where she remained...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford) Alter Friedhof, Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany
von Pfalz-Zweibrücken, Henriette Karoline b. March 9, 1721 d. March 30, 1774 Henriette Caroline was the daughter of Christian III, Duke of Zweibrücken and his wife Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken. She married on 12 August 1741 in Zweibrücken, Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt. The marriage was arranged and unhappy. Caroline was interested in music and literature, while her consort was interested in military matters, and she lived separated from him at Buchsweiler. She founded a factory to ease the states economy. Caroline was better known as "The Great Landgräfin"...[Read More] (Bio by: Holy Grail) Herrngarten, Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany Plot: behind the Old Theatre
Wolff, Karl b. May 13, 1900 d. July 17, 1984 World War II German SS SS-Obergruppenfuhrer. He was adjutant to Waffen-SS leader Heinrich Himmler, and was rumored to have been ordered by Adolph Hitler to kidnap Pope Pius XII. He was responsible for surrender of all German troops in Italy in 1945. After the war he served 4 years in prison (1962 to 1966), then worked as a pharmacist till his death in 1984. (Bio by: Mark S) Prien am Chiemsee, Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany
b. April 25, 1843 d. December 14, 1878