ROYAL FAMILY TREE

Tracing the family history of the English and Scottish Royal Family back over 1000 years

Ernest Louis of Hesse
1868 - 1937

Ernest Louis of Hesse
  • Born Wed, 25 November 1868
  • New Palace, Darmstadt
  • Died Sat, 9 October 1937
  • Schloß Wolfsgarten, Langen
  • Buried
  • Rosenhöhe, Darmstadt
Details
Parents
  • Grand Duke of Hesse
  • Ernest Louis Charles Albert William
  • Lived 68 years, 10 months, 14 days

father

  • Louis IV
  • 1837 - 1892

mother

  • Alice of the United Kingdom
  • 1843 - 1878
Siblings

Sister

Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine
  • Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine
  • 1863 - 1950

Sister

Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine
  • Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine
  • 1864 - 1918

Sister

Irene of Hesse and by Rhine
  • Irene of Hesse and by Rhine
  • 1866 - 1953

Brother

Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine
  • Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine
  • 1870 - 1873

Sister

Alix of Hesse
  • Alix of Hesse
  • 1872 - 1918

Sister

Marie of Hesse and by Rhine
  • Marie of Hesse and by Rhine
  • 1874 - 1878
Family

Wife

Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
  • Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
  • 1876 - 1936
  • Married Thursday, 19 April 1894
  • at Ehrenburg Palace, Coburg
  • Groom was 25 Bride was 17
  • Marriage lasted 7 years
  • Ended legally