Prince Philipp of Hesse (b. 1970)

Hessian Grand Ducal Family

HRH The Landgrave

HH Princess Elisabeth


Prince Philipp of Hesse (Philipp Robin Prinz von Hessen) (17 September 1970) is grandson of Prince Philipp of Hesse (1896–1980) and is the youngest child and second son of Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse and his former wife, Princess Tatjana of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg.

As the nephew of Prince Wolfgang of Hesse, he is in the direct line of descent from the short-lived Finnish monarchy.[1]

He married Laetitia Bechtolf (b. Wedel, 5 May 1978) in a civil ceremony in Hamburg on 5 May 2006 and a religious ceremony in Panker on 10 June 2006. This was the first accepted morganatic union that has been accepted in the Hessian Royal House; both his uncle Prince Otto Adolf's wives were not given the title of Princess. The couple has a daughter and a son.

Prince Philipp currently resides in New York City, New York, USA. He is a photographer and has photographed several German royals (including his sister, Mafalda) for the September 2003 issue of Vanity Fair.

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Ancestry

Prince Philipp of Hesse
Born: 17 September 1970
German royalty
Preceded by
Prince Moritz of Hesse
Line of succession to the Hessian throne Succeeded by
Prince Tito of Hesse
Preceded by
Princess Paulina of Hesse
Line of succession to the British throne
Titles in pretence
Preceded by
Prince Heinrich of Hesse-Kassel
— TITULAR —
King of Finland
18 November 1999 – Presant
Reason for succession failure:
Kingdom never established
Incumbent
Heir:
Prince Tito Friedrich Hans Andreas Alnwick of Hesse