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Prince Christian of Hesse-Darmstadt. Christian of Hessen-Darmstadt (25 November 1763, Bouxwiller – 17 April 1830, Darmstadt) was landgraf of the house of Hesse-Darmstadt and a Dutch general. He was also a keen Freemason, rising to grandmaster.
Retained his brother's land. Hesse-Homburg became under mortgage to two merchants (1671–1673) and to the Landgraves of Hesse-Darmstadt (1673–1679). Hesse-Homburg returned then to George Christian's brother, Frederick. Louis VII: 22 June 1658: 1678: 31 August 1678: Hesse-Darmstadt: Unmarried: Regency of Elisabeth Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha ...
Those descended from the marriage of Alexander of Battenberg, Prince of Bulgaria, contracted with a commoner after the loss of his throne, were granted the title Count von Hartenau. Hesse-Kassel and its junior lines were annexed by Prussia in 1866. Hesse-Darmstadt became the People's State of Hesse when the
Christian of Hessen-Darmstadt (25 November 1763, Bouxwiller - 17 April 1830, Darmstadt) was landgraf of the house of Hesse-Darmstadt and a Dutch general. He was also a keen Freemason, rising to grandmaster.
Christian was the youngest son of Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse Darmstadt, the patron of the Kelsterbach factory. The prince, aged four, poses in a tricorn hat and soldier's uniform.
Darmstadt Princely Crypt. Beneath the choir of the Protestant Darmstadt City Church lies the resting place of the Landgraves of Hesse-Darmstadt. In addition to the 17 coffins, the two vessels with the hearts of two princes who died far from home, as well as the epitaph for Landgrave Louis V, the founder of the University of Giessen, are remarkable.
Christian of Hessen-Darmstadt (25 November 1763, Bouxwiller - 17 April 1830, Darmstadt) was landgraf of the house of Hesse-Darmstadt and a Dutch general. He was also a keen Freemason, rising to grandmaster. The youngest son of landgraf Louis IX and his wife Caroline, one of his brothers was...
