Prince Louis of Hesse and by Rhine

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Prince Louis of Hesse and by Rhine (Ludwig Hermann Alexander Chlodwig, 20 November 1908 - 30 May 1968) was the youngest son of Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse. He succeeded his brother Georg Donatus as the titular Grand Duke of Hesse after his death. He married Margaret Campbell Geddes (1913-1997) daughter of Auckland Geddes, 1st Baron Geddes. They had no issue, although after the death of his older brother, he adopted his niece, Johanna (b. 1936) but the little girl died in 1939, he also adopted his distant cousin Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse in 1960 who succeeded to the title of Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine and Head of all the House of Hesse following a family pact.[1]


House of Hesse-Darmstadt
Born: 20 November 1908; Died: 30 May 1968
Titles in pretence
Preceded by:
Georg Donatus		 * NOT REIGNING *
Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine
(1937-1968)
* Reason for Succession Failure: *
Grand Dukedom abolished in 1918 		 Succeeded by:
Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse
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