| Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich | |
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| Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine | |
| Spouse | Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse |
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| Prince Georg Donatus Prince Louis |
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| House | House of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich House of Hesse-Darmstadt |
| Father | Hermann, Prince of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich |
| Mother | Countess Agnes of Stolberg-Wernigerode |
| Born | 17 September 1871 Lich |
| Died | 16 November 1937 (aged 66) Steene near Ostend |
| Burial | Rosenhöhe Park in Darmstadt |
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.
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She was the fourth child and second daughter of Hermann, The Prince of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich, and his wife, Countess Agnes of Stolberg-Wernigerode.
Eleanore 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.
Eleanore and Ernest Louis had two sons:
Eleonore died in an airplane crash on her way to her son Louis'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.[1]
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Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich
Cadet branch of the House of Solms
Born: 17 September 1871 Died: 16 November 1937 |
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| Vacant
Title last held by
Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine 2 February 1905 – 9 November 1918 |
None Grand Duchy abolished in 1918 |
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| None | — TITULAR — Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine 9 November 1918 – 9 October 1937 Reason for succession failure: Grand Duchy abolished in 1918 |
Succeeded by Cecilie of Greece and Denmark |