Prince Ludwig of Hesse and by Rhine Royalty
Prince Ludwig of Hesse and by Rhine (Ludwig Ernst Andreas), (25 October 1931 – 16 November 1937), was the eldest son of Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse and Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark, an older sister of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. He was the first great-great-great-grandchild of Queen Victoria.He was killed at age six in an airplane crash in 1937. He, his parents, younger brother Alexander, and grandmother Grand Duchess Eleonore were flying to London to attend the wedding of his uncle Prince Ludwig to Margaret Geddes. The plane crashed into a factory chimney near Ostend, Belgium.
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| Birth date | October 25, 1931 |
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| Date of death | November 16, 1937 |
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| Title | Prince Ludwig of Hesse and by Rhine |