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Margaret, Princess of Hesse and by Rhine (born Margaret Campbell Geddes; 18 March 1913 – 26 January 1997) was the wife of Louis, Prince of Hesse and by Rhine, the last prince of the House of Hesse-Darmstadt. Born in Ireland, she became a noted art patron in her adopted homeland of Germany. [1]
Princess Margaret in her wedding dress. Princess Margaret was first attracted to Prince Maximilian of Baden. [5] When he did not reciprocate her affection, she moved on to her second choice, Max's close friend, Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse, future head of the Hesse-Kassel dynasty and future elected King of Finland. [5]
Louis, Prince of Hesse and by Rhine (Ludwig Hermann Alexander Chlodwig, 20 November 1908 – 30 May 1968) was the youngest son of Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse by his second wife, Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich. He was a great-grandson of Queen Victoria.
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. 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. [26]
Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine (1906–1937), who married Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark (sister of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh), and had issue. Louis, Prince of Hesse and by Rhine (1908–1968). Married Hon. Margaret Campbell Geddes, daughter of Lord Geddes, no issue. He adopted Moritz, Landgrave of ...
She was adopted by her uncle Prince Louis and aunt Princess Margaret in early 1938. [10] [2] Johanna died of meningitis in 1939. [2] [3] [4] With the death of the childless Prince Louis in 1968, the male line of the Hesse and by Rhine became extinct.
At the time of Princess Margaret’s death, newspapers noted that her death came on the heels of her longtime struggle with heart and lung problems. Others believed her self-indulgent lifestyle ...
In her later years, she served as secretary to Margaret, Princess of Hesse and by Rhine, the sister-in-law of her aunt, Princess Cecilie. [8] She lived in Langenburg , Germany, for most of her life. She continued to attend family events in Britain, such as the weddings of her cousins Prince Charles (later King Charles III) and Prince Andrew in ...