- Born
- Died
- Birth nameErnst Ludwig Karl Albrecht Wilhelm Hesse-Darmstadt Großherzog von Hessen und bei Rhein
- Nickname
- Ernie
- Ernest Louis was born on November 25, 1868 in Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine, German Confederation [now Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany]. He was married to Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich and Grand Duchess Victoria Feodorovna of Russia. He died on October 9, 1937 in Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany.
- SpousesEleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich(February 2, 1905 - October 9, 1937) (his death, 2 children)Grand Duchess Victoria Feodorovna of Russia(April 19, 1894 - December 21, 1901) (divorced, 2 children)
- ChildrenStillborn son Prinz von Hessen und bei Rhine
- ParentsAlexandrine von Hutten-Czapska
- RelativesTsarina Alexandra(Sibling)Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine(Sibling)Princess Anna of Hesse and by Rhine(Aunt or Uncle)Princess Royal Victoria(Aunt or Uncle)Helena of Schleswig-Holstein(Aunt or Uncle)Duchess of Argyll Princess Louise(Aunt or Uncle)Princess Henry of Battenberg(Aunt or Uncle)Prince Heinrich of Hesse and by Rhine(Aunt or Uncle)Prince Wilhelm of Hesse and by Rhine(Aunt or Uncle)King Edward VII(Aunt or Uncle)Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Alfred(Aunt or Uncle)Prince Arthur Duke of Connaught(Aunt or Uncle)Queen Victoria(Grandparent)Prince Albert(Grandparent)Duke of Kent and Strathearn Prince Edward(Great Grandparent)Duchess of Kent and Strathearn(Great Grandparent)Prince Leopold of Duke of Albany(Aunt or Uncle)Queen Marie of Romania(Cousin)Princess Margaret of Connaught(Cousin)Princess Patricia of Connaught(Cousin)Princess Alice(Cousin)Grand Duchess Olga(Niece or Nephew)Grand Duchess Tatiana(Niece or Nephew)Grand Duchess Maria(Niece or Nephew)Grand Duchess Anastasia(Niece or Nephew)Aleksey Nikolaeyvitch Romanov(Niece or Nephew)Victoria Mountbatten(Sibling)Elizabeth Feodorovna(Sibling)Princess Irene of Prussia(Sibling)King George V(Cousin)Prince Albert Victor(Cousin)Princess Louise(Cousin)Dronning Maud(Cousin)Queen Victoria Eugenia(Cousin)Princess Alice of Battenberg(Niece or Nephew)Kaiser Wilhelm II(Cousin)Princess Charlotte of Prussia(Cousin)Prince Henry of Prussia(Cousin)Prince Waldemar of Prussia(Niece or Nephew)Prince Sigismund of Prussia(Niece or Nephew)Queen Louise(Niece or Nephew)Louis Mountbatten(Niece or Nephew)
- Throughout his life, Ernest Louis was a patron of the arts, founding the Darmstadt Artists' Colony, and was himself an author of poems, plays, essays, and piano compositions.
- Son of Louis IV and Grand Duchess Alice.
- Ernest Louis commissioned the New Mausoleum in 1903. It was consecrated on 3 November 1910, in the presence of the Grand Duke and his immediate family, that is to say, his wife Eleonore, Tsar Nicholas II and his two sisters, the Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia, Grand Duchess Elisabeth Feodorovna (Ella), Victoria Princess Louis of Battenberg and her daughter, Louise, and Princess Heinrich of Prussia accompanied by her husband. The remains of Grand Duke Ludwig IV, Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine along with their children 'Frittie' and 'May' were re-interred in the New Mausoleum.
- Ernest and Victoria Melita had two children: Her Grand Ducal Highness Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine, and a son, stillborn on 25 May 1900.
- In October 1937, Ernest Louis died after a long illness at Schloß Wolfsgarten, near Darmstadt. He received what amounted to a state funeral on 16 November 1937 and was buried next to his daughter, Elisabeth, in a new open air burial ground next to the New Mausoleum he had built in the Rosenhöhe park in Darmstadt.
- My little Elisabeth was the sunshine of my life. Although she was only a child, she had a particularly deep sensitivity and a very large heart... I never saw a child who had so much influence on adults. Although they idolized her, she always remained the same, because her inner personality was very strong. She had a natural quality that protected her from being spoiled.
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