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Eleonore Ernestine Marie zu Solms-Hohensolms-Lich

Birth: 17 Sep 1871
Landkreis Gießen, Hessen, Germany
Death: 16 Nov 1937 (aged 66)
Ostend, Arrondissement Oostende, West Flanders, Belgium
Burial: Mausoleum auf der Rosenhöhe New

Darmstadt, Stadtkreis Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany Show Map GPS-Latitude: 49.87692, Longitude: 8.67766
Memorial ID: 44540561 View Source

Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich was the second wife of Ernst-Ludwig, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine and the mother of his two sons. She was the fourth child and second daughter of Hermann, The Prince of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich, and his wife, Countess Agnes of Stolberg-Wernigerode. She died in an airplane crash on her way to her son Ludwig's 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.

Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich was the second wife of Ernst-Ludwig, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine and the mother of his two sons. She was the fourth child and second daughter of Hermann, The Prince of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich, and his wife, Countess Agnes of Stolberg-Wernigerode. She died in an airplane crash on her way to her son Ludwig's 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.

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Ernst Ludwig V. Karl Albrecht Wilhelm "Ernie" von Hessen-Darmstadt

1868–1937

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Added: Nov 18, 2009
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