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Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig Chief of IR115 and 17, Dragoon Rgt 23 and Field Artillery Regiment 25.
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ERNST LUDWIG Karl Albrecht Wilhelm, Grand Duke of Hesse and the Rhine, lost his throne 9 Nov 1918 (Darmstadt 25 Nov 1868-Schloß Wolfsgarten 9 Oct 1937); m.1st Coburg 19 Apr 1894 (div 1901) Victoria Melita Pss of Great Britain, Ireland and Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, etc (Malta 25 Nov 1876-Amorbach 2 Mar 1936); m.2d Darmstadt 2 Feb 1905 Eleonore Pss zu Solms-Hohensolms-Lich (Lich 17 Sep 1871-Steene, nr Ostende 16 Nov 1937) |
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| Made up of two enclaves this is really Hesse-Darmstadt. There were actually three provinces: Rheinhessen in the South to the west of the Rhine, Starkenburg in the South to the east of the Rhine, Oberhesse in the north. It was known until 1866 as HesseDarmstadt, After the annexation of Hesse-Cassel and Hesse-Homburg by Prussia in 1866 Hesse-Darmstadt remained the only independent part of Hesse, and it became known as Hesse. Ernst Ludwig ruled from 1892 till abdication. He was the brother of Russia's Tsarina. The military was part of XVIII Corps, 25th Division. |
Victoria Melita's ( Ducky's) fights with the passive Ernst were legendary. Including much china and glassware being thrown and broken. Divorced in 1901. There is controversy today whether the grand Duke was gay or bisexual or if Victoria Malita created this rumor maliciously.
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