(1809-04-23)23 April 1809 Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse
Died
20 March 1877(1877-03-20) (aged 67) Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse
Burial
Altes Mausoleum in Park Rosenhöhe, Darmstadt
Spouse
Princess Elisabeth of Prussia
(m. 1836)
Issue more...
Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse
Prince Heinrich of Hesse and by Rhine
Anne, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Prince William of Hesse and by Rhine
Names
Karl Wilhelm Ludewig
House
Hesse-Darmstadt
Father
Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse
Mother
Wilhelmine of Baden
Religion
Lutheran
Grand Ducal Family of Hesse and by Rhine
Louis II
Children
Louis III
Prince Charles
Princess Elisabeth
Prince Alexander
Maria Alexandrovna, Empress of Russia
Grandchildren
Louis IV
Prince Heinrich
Anna, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Prince Wilhelm
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Prince Charles of Hesse and by Rhine (German:Karl) (23 April 1809 – 20 March 1877) was a German prince, officer and politician. He was the second surviving son of Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse and Wilhelmine of Baden. The prince had a military career and became a general in the infantry of the army of the Grand Duchy of Hesse. He was also a member of the Landtag of Hesse.
As his brother Grand Duke Louis III did not have children, he was succeeded by Prince Charles' eldest son, Grand Duke Louis IV.
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