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| name = Princess Johanna |
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| title = Princess of Hesse and by Rhine |
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| styles = ''HRH'' Princess Johanna of Hesse and by Rhine |
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| image = Princessjohana.jpg |
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| caption = Princess Johanna of Hesse and by Rhine in 1939. |
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| date of birth = {{birth date|1936|9|20|mf=y}} |
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| place of birth = [[Darmstadt]], [[Hesse]], [[Germany]] |
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| date of death = {{death date and age|1939|6|14|1936|9|20|mf=y}} |
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| place of death = [[Darmstadt]], [[Hesse]], [[Germany]] |
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| father = [[Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse]] |
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| mother = [[Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark]] |
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'''Princess Johanna of Hesse and by Rhine''' (Johanna Marina Eleonore), ([[September 20]], [[1936]] - [[June 14]], [[1939]]), was the third child and only daughter of [[Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse]] and [[Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark]] (sister of [[Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]]). She was orphaned at age fourteen months when her parents, two older brothers [[Prince Ludwig of Hesse and by Rhine|Ludwig]] and [[Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine (1933-1937)|Prince Alexander]] and paternal grandmother [[Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich|Grand Duchess Eleonore]] were killed in an [[Sabena OO-AUB Ostend crash|airplane crash]] on their way to a family wedding in [[London]].<ref>Duff (1967)</ref> |
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After the accident, her uncle [[Prince Louis of Hesse and by Rhine|Ludwig]] married his bride Margaret Geddes. The couple adopted Johanna, their orphaned niece, and planned to raise her as their own daughter, but she developed [[meningitis]] and died twenty months later at the age of two and a half.<ref>Duff (1967)</ref> Her maternal grandmother, [[Princess Alice of Battenberg]], said later that the unconscious Johanna so closely resembled her mother at the same age that it felt like losing her daughter Cecilie all over again.<ref>Vickers (2003)</ref> Following Johanna's death, she was buried with her parents and brothers at the Rosenhohe. Her uncle Ludwig and aunt Margaret were not able to have children of their own.<ref>Duff (1967)</ref> |
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==="Family curse"=== |
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Some considered the Hessian family victims of a [[curse]] due to the number of premature deaths in the family. Johanna was a great niece of [[Alexandra Fyodorovna of Hesse|Tsarina Alexandra]] and [[Grand Duchess Elizabeth Fyodorovna]], both of whom were killed with family members during the [[Russian Revolution of 1917]]. Her maternal great-grandmother [[Princess Alice of the United Kingdom]] and a great aunt, [[Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine]], died of [[diphtheria]]. A [[haemophiliac]] great-uncle, [[Prince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine]], tumbled twenty feet through an open window at age two and died of a brain hemorrhage hours later. An aunt, [[Princess Elisabeth of Hesse]], died at age eight of virulent [[typhoid]], though she was rumored to have eaten from a poisoned dish meant for [[Nicholas II of Russia]]. One of Johanna's great-uncles, [[Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma]], was killed in 1979 by the [[Provisional Irish Republican Army]] along with his 14-year-old grandson, [[Nicholas Knatchbull]], and his daughter's mother-in-law, [[Doreen Knatchbull, Baroness Brabourne]]. Early deaths continued into the next generation, when [[Leonora Knatchbull]], a great-granddaughter of Earl Mountbatten of Burma, died at age five of a kidney tumor in 1991.<ref>Duff (1967)</ref> |
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==Notes== |
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==References== |
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*Duff, David (1967). ''Hessian Tapestry''. London, Frederick Muller. |
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*Vickers, Hugo (2003). ''Alice: Princess Andrew of Greece''. St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN-10 0312302398 |
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[[Category:Deaths from meningitis]] |
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Revision as of 16:22, 13 October 2008
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| File:Princessjohana.jpg Princess Johanna of Hesse and by Rhine in 1939. | |
| Father | Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse |
| Mother | Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark |
Princess Johanna of Hesse and by Rhine (Johanna Marina Eleonore), (September 20, 1936 - June 14, 1939), was the third child and only daughter of Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse and Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark (sister of Philip, Duke of Edinburgh). She was orphaned at age fourteen months when her parents, two older brothers Ludwig and Prince Alexander and paternal grandmother Grand Duchess Eleonore were killed in an airplane crash on their way to a family wedding in London.[1]
After the accident, her uncle Ludwig married his bride Margaret Geddes. The couple adopted Johanna, their orphaned niece, and planned to raise her as their own daughter, but she developed meningitis and died twenty months later at the age of two and a half.[2] Her maternal grandmother, Princess Alice of Battenberg, said later that the unconscious Johanna so closely resembled her mother at the same age that it felt like losing her daughter Cecilie all over again.[3] Following Johanna's death, she was buried with her parents and brothers at the Rosenhohe. Her uncle Ludwig and aunt Margaret were not able to have children of their own.[4]
"Family curse"
Some considered the Hessian family victims of a curse due to the number of premature deaths in the family. Johanna was a great niece of Tsarina Alexandra and Grand Duchess Elizabeth Fyodorovna, both of whom were killed with family members during the Russian Revolution of 1917. Her maternal great-grandmother Princess Alice of the United Kingdom and a great aunt, Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine, died of diphtheria. A haemophiliac great-uncle, Prince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine, tumbled twenty feet through an open window at age two and died of a brain hemorrhage hours later. An aunt, Princess Elisabeth of Hesse, died at age eight of virulent typhoid, though she was rumored to have eaten from a poisoned dish meant for Nicholas II of Russia. One of Johanna's great-uncles, Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, was killed in 1979 by the Provisional Irish Republican Army along with his 14-year-old grandson, Nicholas Knatchbull, and his daughter's mother-in-law, Doreen Knatchbull, Baroness Brabourne. Early deaths continued into the next generation, when Leonora Knatchbull, a great-granddaughter of Earl Mountbatten of Burma, died at age five of a kidney tumor in 1991.[5]
Notes
References
- Duff, David (1967). Hessian Tapestry. London, Frederick Muller.
- Vickers, Hugo (2003). Alice: Princess Andrew of Greece. St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN-10 0312302398