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Paternal Family Tree: Hesse
Maternal Family Tree: Gersenda II Sabran Countess Provence 1180-1242
Ernest Louis Hesse Darmstadt Grand Duke succeeded Louis Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine. Eleonore Solms Hohensolms Lich Grand Duchess by marriage Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine.
On 1st July 1862 [his father] Prince Louis Hesse Darmstadt IV Grand Duke (age 24) and [his mother] Princess Alice Saxe Coburg Gotha (age 19) were married at Osborne House, Isle of Wight. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha and [his grandmother] Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 43).
On 25th November 1868 Ernest Louis Hesse Darmstadt Grand Duke was born to [his father] Prince Louis Hesse Darmstadt IV Grand Duke (age 31) and [his mother] Princess Alice Saxe Coburg Gotha (age 25). He a grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
On 13th June 1877 [his father] Prince Louis Hesse Darmstadt IV Grand Duke (age 39) was appointed IV Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine.
On 14th December 1878 [his mother] Princess Alice Saxe Coburg Gotha (age 35) died.
On 30th April 1884 father and daughter, [his father] Prince Louis Hesse Darmstadt IV Grand Duke (age 46) and [his sister] Victoria Hesse Darmstadt Marchioness Milford Haven (age 21), were both married on the same, or near, days, he taking advantage pf his relatives being in Darmstadt for his daughter's wedding. He, apparently, didn't approve of his daughter's choice of his first cousin [his brother-in-law] Prince Louis of Battenburg 1st Marquess Milford Haven (age 29) since they, Prince Louis of Battenburg 1st Marquess Milford Haven and Victoria Hesse Darmstadt Marchioness Milford Haven would live in Britain.
Prince Louis of Battenburg 1st Marquess Milford Haven and Victoria Hesse Darmstadt Marchioness Milford Haven were married. She the daughter of Prince Louis Hesse Darmstadt IV Grand Duke and [his mother] Princess Alice Saxe Coburg Gotha. They were first cousin once removed. She a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
In the evening Prince Louis Hesse Darmstadt IV Grand Duke and [his step-mother] Alexandrina Hutten Czapska (age 29) were married. She being his former mistress. Apparently, they separated within a week and the marriage was annulled within three months.
On 13th March 1892 [his father] Prince Louis Hesse Darmstadt IV Grand Duke (age 54) died.
On 19th April 1894 Ernest Louis Hesse Darmstadt Grand Duke (age 25) and Victoria Melita Windsor (age 17) were married. She the daughter of Prince Alfred Windsor (age 49) and Maria Holstein Gottorp Romanov (age 40). He the son of Prince Louis Hesse Darmstadt IV Grand Duke and Princess Alice Saxe Coburg Gotha. They were first cousins. He a grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. She a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
On 11th March 1895 [his daughter] Elisabeth Hesse Darmstadt was born to Ernest Louis Hesse Darmstadt Grand Duke (age 26) and [his wife] Victoria Melita Windsor (age 18). She a great granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. Coefficient of inbreeding 9.22%. She died aged eight in 1903.
The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.
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On 25th May 1900 [his son] Stillborn Hesse Darmstadt was born to Ernest Louis Hesse Darmstadt Grand Duke (age 31) and [his wife] Victoria Melita Windsor (age 23). He a great grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. Coefficient of inbreeding 9.22%.
In 1901 Ernest Louis Hesse Darmstadt Grand Duke (age 32) and Victoria Melita Windsor (age 24) were divorced.
On 16th November 1903 [his daughter] Elisabeth Hesse Darmstadt (age 8) died.
On 2nd February 1905 Ernest Louis Hesse Darmstadt Grand Duke (age 36) and Eleonore Solms Hohensolms Lich Grand Duchess were married. He the son of Prince Louis Hesse Darmstadt IV Grand Duke and Princess Alice Saxe Coburg Gotha.
On 8th October 1905 Cyril Vladimirovich Holstein Gottorp Romanov (age 28) and [his former wife] Victoria Melita Windsor (age 28) were married. She the daughter of [his uncle] Prince Alfred Windsor and [his former mother-in-law] Maria Holstein Gottorp Romanov (age 51). They were first cousins. She a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
On 8th November 1906 [his son] Georg Donatus Hesse Darmstadt Grand Duke was born to Ernest Louis Hesse Darmstadt Grand Duke (age 37) and [his wife] Eleonore Solms Hohensolms Lich Grand Duchess. He a great grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. He married 1931 his first cousin once removed Cecilie Glücksburg Grand Duchess and had issue.
In 1908 [his son] Louis Hesse Darmstadt Prince Hesse and by Rhine was born to Ernest Louis Hesse Darmstadt Grand Duke (age 39) and [his wife] Eleonore Solms Hohensolms Lich Grand Duchess. He a great grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. He married Margaret Geddes, daughter of Auckland Geddes 1st Baron Geddes.
On 15th July 1909 Alfonso Orléans Galliera Duke Galliera (age 22) and [his former sister-in-law] Beatrice Windsor Duchess Galliera (age 25) were married at Coburg. She by marriage Duchess Galliera. She the daughter of [his uncle] Prince Alfred Windsor and [his former mother-in-law] Maria Holstein Gottorp Romanov (age 55).
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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On 7th November 1917 [his brother-in-law] Prince Louis of Battenburg 1st Marquess Milford Haven (age 63) was created 1st Marquess Milford Haven. [his sister] Victoria Hesse Darmstadt Marchioness Milford Haven (age 54) by marriage Marchioness Milford Haven.
In 1931 [his son] Georg Donatus Hesse Darmstadt Grand Duke (age 24) and [his daughter-in-law] Cecilie Glücksburg Grand Duchess (age 19) were married. She by marriage Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine. He the son of Ernest Louis Hesse Darmstadt Grand Duke (age 62) and [his wife] Eleonore Solms Hohensolms Lich Grand Duchess. They were first cousin once removed. He a great grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. She a great x 2 granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
On 2nd March 1936 [his former wife] Victoria Melita Windsor (age 59) died.
On 9th October 1937 Ernest Louis Hesse Darmstadt Grand Duke (age 68) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 22 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 28 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 23 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Grand Son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
Kings Scotland: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 30 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 15 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 28 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis VIII of Hesse-Darmstadt 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis IX of Hesse-Darmstadt 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Louis I Grand Duke of Hesse 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Count Palatine Christian III of Zweibrücken
Great x 3 Grandmother: Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken
Great x 1 Grandfather: Louis Hesse Darmstadt II Grand Duke 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Karl Wilhelm Hesse Darmstadt 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Grand Duke Charles Frederick of Baden
Great x 2 Grandfather: Prince Charles Louis of Baden 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis VIII of Hesse-Darmstadt 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Caroline Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Princess Wilhelmine Baden 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis VIII of Hesse-Darmstadt 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis IX of Hesse-Darmstadt 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Princess Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Count Palatine Christian III of Zweibrücken
Great x 3 Grandmother: Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken
Father: Prince Louis Hesse Darmstadt IV Grand Duke 16 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Elizabeth Prussia
Ernest Louis Hesse Darmstadt Grand Duke Grand Son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Josias Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ernest Frederick Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Duchess Anna Sophie Of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand Albert II Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sophia Antonia Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Duchess Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Ernest Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Heinrich XXIV Count Reuss of Ebersdorf
Great x 2 Grandmother: Augusta Reuss Duchess Saxe Coburg Gotha 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George August Count of Erbach Schonberg
Great x 3 Grandmother: Karoline Ernestine of Erbach Schonberg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ferdinande Henriette Countess of Stolberg Gedern 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke Frederick III of Saxe Coburg Altenburg III 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Duke Ernest of Saxe Coburg Altenburg 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Luise Dorothea Saxe Meiningen Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg
Great x 2 Grandfather: Duke Augustus of Saxe Coburg Altenburg 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Anton Ulrich Duke of Saxe Meiningen
Great x 3 Grandmother: Charlotte Saxe Meiningen Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg
Great x 1 Grandmother: Duchess Louise Dorothea of Saxe Coburg Altenburg 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Grand Duke Frederick Francis I of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Sophie Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Louise Charlotte Mecklenburg-Schwerin 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Johann August Saxe Coburg Altenburg 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Mother: Princess Alice Saxe Coburg Gotha Daughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
Great x 4 Grandfather: King George II of Great Britain and Ireland 2 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: King George III of Great Britain and Ireland Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Saxe Coburg Altenburg II Duke Saxe Gotha Altenburg 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Magdalena Augusta Anhalt-Zerbst Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn Son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke Adolphus Frederick II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Louis Frederick Duke of Mecklenburg 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Christiane Emilie of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
Great x 2 Grandmother: Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ernest Frederick Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Countess Sophia Albertine of Erbach-Erbach
GrandMother: Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom Grand Daughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Josias Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ernest Frederick Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Duchess Anna Sophie Of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand Albert II Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sophia Antonia Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Duchess Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Marie Luise Victoria Saxe Coburg Gotha Duchess Kent and Strathearn 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Heinrich XXIV Count Reuss of Ebersdorf
Great x 2 Grandmother: Augusta Reuss Duchess Saxe Coburg Gotha 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George August Count of Erbach Schonberg
Great x 3 Grandmother: Karoline Ernestine of Erbach Schonberg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ferdinande Henriette Countess of Stolberg Gedern 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England