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Prince Wolfgang of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) (Wolfgang Moritz; 6 November 1896 – 12 July 1989) was the designated Hereditary Prince of the monarchy of Finland (with the irredentist pretension to Estonia [citation needed]), and as such, already called the Crown Prince of Finland officially until 14 December 1918, and also afterwards by ...
Prince Wolfgang of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) ( Wolfgang Moritz; 6 November 1896 – 12 July 1989) was the designated Hereditary Prince of the monarchy of Finland (with the irredentist pretension to Estonia [citation needed] ), and as such, already called the Crown Prince of Finland officially until 14 December 1918, and also afterwards by som...
El príncipe Wolfgang de Hesse-Kassel ( Wolfgang Moritz; 6 de noviembre de 1896 - 12 de julio de 1989) fue el príncipe heredero designado de la monarquía de Finlandia (con la pretensión irredentista de Estonia ), y como tal, llamado príncipe heredero de Finlandia oficialmente hasta el 14 de diciembre de 1918, y también posteriormente por ...
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Prince Wilhelm of Hesse was heir to the Hesse-Philippsthal line. Prince Wilhelm was the eldest child of Prince Chlodwig of Hesse and Princess Caroline of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich. In 1932 he joined the Nazi Party and SS, rising to the rank SS-Hauptsturmführer.
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Philipp was born at Schloss Rumpenheim in Offenbach, the third son of Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse and of his wife Princess Margaret of Prussia (sister of the German Emperor Wilhelm II). Philipp had a younger twin brother Wolfgang, as well as two older brothers and two other younger twin brothers. As a child, Philipp had an English governess. ...
He married Princess Mafalda of Savoy, daughter of King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, on 23 September 1925 at the Castello di Racconigi near Turin. The couple had four children: 1. Prince Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse(6 August 1926 – 23 May 2013) he married Princess Tatiana of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg on 1 June 1964 and they were divorced on 16 Octo...
While in Italy, Philipp fell under the influence of Fascism, or otherwise believed the Bolsheviks to be a greater threat. On his return to Germany in October 1930, he joined the National Socialist German Workers' Party. He was assigned Party membership number 418,991 and, on 30 January 1939, he would be awarded the Golden Party Badge. In 1932, he j...
On account of his former position as Governor of Hesse-Nassau, Philipp was held by the Allies first on the island of Capriand then at a series of other detention centres until released in 1947. On 28 May 1940, Philipp succeeded his father as Head of the Electoral House of Hesse. In 1968, upon the death of his distant agnatic relative, Louis, Prince...
1914 Iron Cross2nd Class1914 Iron Cross1st ClassMiller, Michael D.; Schulz, Andreas (2015). Leaders of the Storm Troops. Vol. 1. Solihull, England: Helion & Company. ISBN 978-1-909-98287-1.Whitford, David M. (2015). Reformation Life: The European Reformation through the Eyes of Philipp of Hesse. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-440802-54-6.Jobst Knigge, Prinz Philipp von Hessen. Hitlers Sonerbotschafter für Italien, Humboldt University Berlin (open access) 2009Margaret married Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse, and in 1896, gave birth to twins Philipp and Wolfgang, followed by Christoph in 1901. Philipp and Christoph’s mother Margaret. This photo was taken in 1902, when Christoph was just around a year old. From the Imperial War Museum © IWM HU 68372.
El príncipe Wolfgang de Hesse-Kassel ( Wolfgang Moritz; 6 de noviembre de 1896 - 12 de julio de 1989) fue el príncipe heredero designado de la monarquía de Finlandia (con la pretensión irredentista de Estonia ), y como tal, llamado príncipe heredero de Finlandia oficialmente hasta el 14 de diciembre de 1918, y también posteriormente por algunos ...
