Georg of Hessen-Darmstadt (1780-1856)
Ludwig Georg Karl Friedrich of Hesse and the Rhine (born August 31, 1780 in Darmstadt ; † April 17, 1856 there ) was a prince of Hesse and the Rhine and general of the infantry.
Life
Georg was the second son of Grand Duke Ludwig I of Hesse and the Rhine (1753-1830) from his marriage to Luise (1761-1829), daughter of Prince Georg Wilhelm of Hesse-Darmstadt .
In the Grand Ducal Hessian military service he became General of the Infantry and owner of the 3rd Grand Ducal Hessian Infantry Regiment.
Georg married in a morganatic marriage on January 29, 1804 in Potritsan, Karoline Ottilie Török de Szendrő (1786–1862), daughter of Andras Török de Szendrő, who was raised to "Baroness of Menden" on the occasion of the marriage. In 1808 “Countess of Nidda”, Caroline was raised to the prince status by Grand Duke Ludwig I in 1821, along with the daughter of the marriage, as “Princess of Nidda”, immediately after the members of the grand ducal house. The couple divorced in 1827.
Due to the constitution of the Grand Duchy of Hesse, Prince Georg was a member of the first chamber of the state estates of the Grand Duchy of Hesse from 1821 to 1849 . He is buried in the old mausoleum in Rosenhöhe Park .
progeny
Georg had a daughter with Caroline:
- Luise Charlotte Georgine Wilhelmine (1804–1833), “Princess of Nidda” 1821 ⚭ 1829 Luca Bourbon, Marchese del Monte Santa Maria
Georg had another daughter born out of wedlock with Countess Adelheid Resty
- Anna Seeger (approx. 1803– approx. 1856), "Freiin von Hessthal" 1821 ⚭ 1826 Michele Antonini
ancestors
| Ludwig VIII Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1691–1768) | |||||||||||||
| Louis IX Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1719–1790) | |||||||||||||
| Charlotte von Hanau-Lichtenberg (1700–1726) | |||||||||||||
| Ludwig I Grand Duke of Hesse and the Rhine (1753–1830) | |||||||||||||
| Christian III of Pfalz-Zweibrücken (1674–1735) | |||||||||||||
| Caroline of Pfalz-Zweibrücken (1721–1774) | |||||||||||||
| Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken (1704–1774) | |||||||||||||
| George of Hesse | |||||||||||||
| Ludwig VIII Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1691–1768) | |||||||||||||
| Georg Wilhelm of Hessen-Darmstadt (1722–1782) | |||||||||||||
| Charlotte von Hanau-Lichtenberg (1700–1726) | |||||||||||||
| Luise Henriette Karoline of Hessen-Darmstadt (1761–1829) | |||||||||||||
| Christian Karl Reinhard von Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg (1695–1766) | |||||||||||||
| Maria Luise Albertine zu Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg (1729-1818) | |||||||||||||
| Katharina Polyxena von Solms-Rödelheim (1702–1765) | |||||||||||||
Note: Due to inter-family marriages, Grand Duke Ludwig VIII and his wife Charlotte are two-time great-grandparents of Georg von Hessen.
literature
- Genealogical State Handbook, Frankfurt am Main, 1839, p. 101.
- Jochen Lengemann : MdL Hessen. 1808-1996. Biographical index (= political and parliamentary history of the state of Hesse. Vol. 14 = publications of the Historical Commission for Hesse. Vol. 48, 7). Elwert, Marburg 1996, ISBN 3-7708-1071-6 , p. 182.
Web links
- family tree
- Hesse and near the Rhine, Georg Prince of. Hessian biography. (As of April 17, 2020). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hessen-Darmstadt, Georg von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hesse and near the Rhine, Georg von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prince of Hesse and General |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 31, 1780 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Darmstadt |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 17, 1856 |
| Place of death | Darmstadt |