Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse

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Georg Donatus
Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine
Head of the House of Hesse-Darmstadt
Tenure	9 October 1937 – 16 November 1937
Predecessor	Grand Duke Ernest Louis I
Successor	Prince Louis
Born	(1906-11-08)8 November 1906 Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Empire
Died	16 November 1937(1937-11-16) (aged 31)[1] Ostend, Belgium
Burial	23 November 1937 Rosenhöhe Park Cemetery, Rosenhöhe Park, Darmstadt
Spouse	Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark ​ ​ (m. 1931)​
Issue	Prince Ludwig Prince Alexander Princess Johanna Unnamed son
Names German: Georg Donatus Wilhelm Nikolaus Eduard Heinrich Karl English: George Donatus William Nicholas Edward Henry Charles
House	Hesse-Darmstadt
Father	Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine
Mother	Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich

Grand Ducal Family of Hesse and by Rhine
Ernest Louis
Children Princess Elisabeth Hereditary Grand Duke Georg Donatus Prince Louis Grandchildren Prince Ludwig Prince Alexander Princess Johanna Unnamed boy
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Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse (Georg Donatus Wilhelm Nikolaus Eduard Heinrich Karl, 8 November 1906 – 16 November 1937) was the first child of Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse, and his second wife, Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich. He was a nephew of Empress Alexandra and Emperor Nicholas II of Russia.