Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse

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Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse, was a German nobleman and heir to the Grand Duchy of Hesse who died tragically in a 1937 plane crash along with much of his family.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German nobleman
heir apparent
human
aircraftAccident Sabena Junkers Ju 52 crash near Ostend in 1937
associatedWith Grand Duchy of Hesse NERFINISHED
birthDate 1906-11-08
birthPlace Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse NERFINISHED
German Empire NERFINISHED
brotherInLaw Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh NERFINISHED
burialPlace Neue Mausoleum, Rosenhöhe Park NERFINISHED
Rosenhöhe, Darmstadt NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath plane crash
child Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine (1933–1937) NERFINISHED
Prince Ludwig of Hesse and by Rhine (1931–1937) NERFINISHED
Princess Johanna of Hesse and by Rhine NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship German Empire NERFINISHED
dateOfAviationAccident 1937-11-16
deathCircumstances died with his wife and two sons in an air crash near Ostend
deathDate 1937-11-16
deathPlace Ostend, Belgium NERFINISHED
era Interwar period
father Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse NERFINISHED
fatherInLaw Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark NERFINISHED
fullName Georg Donatus Wilhelm Nikolaus Eduard Heinrich Karl NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName Georg Donatus NERFINISHED
heirTo Grand Duchy of Hesse NERFINISHED
house House of Hesse and by Rhine NERFINISHED
mannerOfDeath aviation accident
memberOf House of Hesse-Darmstadt NERFINISHED
mother Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich NERFINISHED
motherInLaw Princess Alice of Battenberg NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage German
nobleTitle Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse NERFINISHED
Prince of Hesse and by Rhine
notableEvent died in plane crash en route to a family wedding in London
notableRelative Queen Elizabeth II (by marriage through Prince Philip) NERFINISHED
positionHeld Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine
predecessor Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse NERFINISHED
relative Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh NERFINISHED
religion Lutheranism
sibling Louis, Prince of Hesse and by Rhine NERFINISHED
spouse Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark NERFINISHED
successor Louis, Prince of Hesse and by Rhine NERFINISHED
titleHolderOf Grand Ducal heir of Hesse and by Rhine
weddingDate 1931-02-02
weddingPlace Darmstadt, Germany NERFINISHED

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Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse child Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse