Prince George of Hesse-Darmstadt Military person

Prince George Louis of Hessen-Darmstadt (1669 – 13 September 1705) was a Field Marshal in the Austrian army. He is known for his career in Habsburg Spain, as Viceroy of Catalonia (1698–1701), head of the Austrian army in the War of Spanish Succession (1701–1705) and governor of Gibraltar in 1704. He was known in Spanish as Jorge de Darmstadt and in Catalan as Jordi Darmstadt.

Personal facts

Prince George of Hesse-Darmstadt
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1669
Birth place
Darmstadt , Hesse
Date of deathSeptember 13, 1705
Place of death
Barcelona

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allegianceAustria England

Prince George of Hesse-Darmstadt on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.11setembre1714.org/multimedia/video-bio-princep-jordi.htm#princep
  2. http://www.ictisp.com/~on406258/memoria/05/princepjordi.htm