575:"Wolfsgarten, 1965 Mai 20 / Besuch von Queen Elizabeth II. von Großbritannien in Schloss Wolfsgarten / Gruppenaufn. auf Freitreppe / 1.R. v.l.n.r.: Prinz Ludwig von Hessen (1908-1968), Königin Elisabeth II. (* 1926), Prinzessin Margaret von Hessen (1913-1997) und Prinz Philip (* 1921) / 2. R. Beatrix Prinzessin v. Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1930-1997) und Dorothea Prinzessin zu Windisch-Grätz geb. Prinzessin v. Hessen (* 1934)"
920:
299:
and made
Wolfsgarten available as a military hospital during the Second World War. From 1957, she was vice-president of the Red Cross of Hesse and from 1958, a member of the Federal Executive Committee of the German Red Cross for two decades. She was also chairwoman of the
775:
211:
768:
241:. Although she was born a commoner, they became engaged the next year. The wedding date was set for 20 November 1937. Planning continued despite the groom's father's death on 9 October.
284:
for the funerals. The couple had no children but adopted Louis' niece, Princess
Johanna, after her parents were killed in the crash. She died of meningitis in 1939 at the age of 2.
761:
602:
371:
254:
250:
915:
851:
713:
549:
420:
262:
258:
814:
394:
905:
835:
359:, head of the House of Hesse-Kassel. This was the first time all branches of the house had been united under one person since the death of
727:
230:
175:
112:
632:
277:
910:
234:
195:
151:
740:
390:
336:
312:(Darmstadt Children's Clinic Princess Margaret) after her death in 1997. She also devoted herself to the arts and museums in
658:
819:
900:
798:
360:
261:, nephews, Prince Louis and Prince Alexander, and Georg Donatus' and Cecilie's newborn child, were all killed in the
574:
445:
386:
356:
397:. She was interred in the Neues Mausoleum in Rosenhöhe Park in Darmstadt with the rest of the grand ducal family.
352:
179:
140:
343:
and Prince Philip called on
Margaret and Louis at Wolfsgarten on 20 May 1965 during a state visit to Germany.
222:
382:
203:
17:
288:
78:
378:
she attended and who attended her 70th and 80th birthday celebrations in 1983 and 1993, respectively.
895:
890:
784:
328:
218:
198:, later 1st Baron Geddes, and his wife, Isabella Gamble Ross (1881–1962). Her father was a member of
238:
375:
340:
199:
753:
355:
became extinct. His claim to its ancestral titles and possessions passed to Louis' adopted son
296:
249:
On 16 November 1937, while travelling to London for the wedding, Prince Louis' mother,
471:
884:
182:. Born in Ireland, she became a noted art patron in her adopted homeland of Germany.
332:
226:
921:
Burials at the
Mausoleum for the Grand Ducal House of Hesse, Rosenhöhe (Darmstadt)
519:
276:
The day after the crash, on 17 November 1937, Margaret and Louis were married at
367:
366:
Margaret maintained close relations with the
British royal family, particularly
207:
381:
Margaret died on 26 January 1997. Her funeral, held on 31 January 1997 at the
335:. Her sister-in-law Cecilie, who had died in the plane crash, was a sister of
699:
493:
313:
292:
281:
98:
94:
273:. Louis succeeded his brother as head of the House of Hesse and by Rhine.
270:
135:
266:
191:
61:
82:
603:"GERMANY: FUNERAL SERVICE FOR PRINCE MARGARET OF HESSE AND RHEIN"
280:. The newlyweds were dressed in mourning and swiftly returned to
308:(Eleonora Children's Clinic). These were merged and renamed the
757:
331:
reestablish connections with their German relations after
319:
Margaret and her husband, affectively known to family as
287:
After their marriage, Margaret and her husband moved to
550:"Obituary: Princess Margaret of Hesse and the Rhine"
421:"Obituary: Princess Margaret of Hesse and the Rhine"
844:
828:
807:
791:
174:; 18 March 1913 – 26 January 1997) was the wife of
157:
147:
134:
106:
89:
68:
46:
34:
633:"Charles III. und seine Verbindung nach Darmstadt"
472:"Prince Louis And Bride Inspect Air Crash Scene"
494:"Hessen und bei Rhein, Margaret Prinzessin von"
659:"Hessian Grande Dame: Princess "Peg" Of Hesse"
310:Darmstädter Kinderkliniken Prinzessin Margaret
769:
8:
785:Princesses of Hesse and by Rhine by marriage
776:
762:
754:
675:
31:
498:Landesgeschichtliches Informations system
626:
624:
543:
541:
414:
412:
410:
351:Louis died in 1968; with his death, the
168:Margaret, Princess of Hesse and by Rhine
18:Margaret, Princess of Hesse and by Rhine
631:Saller, Elisabeth (14 September 2022).
406:
127: 1937; died 1968)
852:Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark
714:Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark
815:Princess Mathilde Caroline of Bavaria
446:"The Princess of Hesse and the Rhine"
295:. Margaret continued to work for the
7:
836:Princess Alice of the United Kingdom
733:17 November 1937 – 30 May 1968
597:
595:
870:did not have a royal title by birth
728:Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine
255:Hereditary Grand Duke Georg Donatus
176:Louis, Prince of Hesse and by Rhine
113:Louis, Prince of Hesse and by Rhine
548:Mansel, Philip (30 January 1997).
474:. The Daily News. 18 November 1937
419:Mansel, Philip (30 January 1997).
395:Princess George William of Hanover
231:Prince Louis of Hesse and by Rhine
25:
263:Sabena Junkers Ju 52 Ostend crash
152:Auckland Geddes, 1st Baron Geddes
393:, Charles, Prince of Wales, and
391:Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
337:Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
327:, are credited with helping the
259:Hereditary Grand Duchess Cecilie
520:"Geschichte der Kinderkliniken"
278:St Peter's Church, Eaton Square
212:Ambassador to the United States
124:
95:Neues Mausoleum, Park Rosenhöhe
916:British expatriates in Germany
736:Reason for succession failure:
41:Princess of Hesse and by Rhine
29:Princess of Hesse and by Rhine
1:
820:Princess Elisabeth of Prussia
741:Grand Duchy abolished in 1918
799:Princess Wilhelmine of Baden
579:Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek
361:Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse
906:Nobility from Dublin (city)
937:
387:Queen Anne-Marie of Greece
357:Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse
865:
745:
718:
705:
698:
680:Margaret Campbell Geddes
678:
178:, the last prince of the
64:, Ireland, United Kingdom
39:
911:House of Hesse-Darmstadt
857:Margaret Campbell Geddes
524:Darmstadt Kinderkliniken
368:Charles, Prince of Wales
353:House of Hesse-Darmstadt
196:Auckland Campbell Geddes
180:House of Hesse-Darmstadt
172:Margaret Campbell Geddes
50:Margaret Campbell Geddes
609:. The Associated Press
306:Eleonoren-Kinderklinik
251:Grand Duchess Eleonore
223:Garmisch-Partenkirchen
721:— TITULAR —
383:Stadtkirche Darmstadt
190:Margaret was born in
329:British royal family
233:, the second son of
219:1936 Winter Olympics
210:and later served as
204:coalition government
194:on 18 March 1913 to
161:Isabella Gamble Ross
901:Daughters of barons
239:Grand Duke of Hesse
710:Title last held by
700:Titles in pretence
385:, was attended by
376:Lady Diana Spencer
341:Queen Elizabeth II
289:Schloß Wolfsgarten
200:David Lloyd George
79:Schloß Wolfsgarten
878:
877:
752:
751:
723:
452:. 8 February 1997
257:, sister-in-law,
165:
164:
16:(Redirected from
928:
778:
771:
764:
755:
743:
737:
719:
694:
687:
676:
670:
669:
667:
665:
655:
649:
648:
646:
644:
628:
619:
618:
616:
614:
599:
590:
589:
587:
585:
571:
565:
564:
562:
560:
545:
536:
535:
533:
531:
516:
510:
509:
507:
505:
490:
484:
483:
481:
479:
468:
462:
461:
459:
457:
442:
436:
435:
433:
431:
416:
297:German Red Cross
128:
126:
101:, Hesse, Germany
75:
58:
56:
32:
21:
936:
935:
931:
930:
929:
927:
926:
925:
881:
880:
879:
874:
861:
840:
824:
803:
787:
782:
739:
738:
735:
734:
732:
724:
711:
693:26 January 1997
688:
682:
681:
674:
673:
663:
661:
657:
656:
652:
642:
640:
630:
629:
622:
612:
610:
601:
600:
593:
583:
581:
573:
572:
568:
558:
556:
554:The Independent
547:
546:
539:
529:
527:
518:
517:
513:
503:
501:
492:
491:
487:
477:
475:
470:
469:
465:
455:
453:
450:Herald Scotland
444:
443:
439:
429:
427:
418:
417:
408:
403:
349:
247:
229:, Margaret met
188:
141:Hesse-Darmstadt
130:
122:
118:
115:
102:
77:
73:
72:26 January 1997
60:
54:
52:
51:
30:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
934:
932:
924:
923:
918:
913:
908:
903:
898:
893:
883:
882:
876:
875:
873:
872:
866:
863:
862:
860:
859:
854:
848:
846:
845:5th generation
842:
841:
839:
838:
832:
830:
829:3rd generation
826:
825:
823:
822:
817:
811:
809:
808:2nd generation
805:
804:
802:
801:
795:
793:
792:1st generation
789:
788:
783:
781:
780:
773:
766:
758:
750:
749:
744:
717:
709:
703:
702:
696:
695:
679:
672:
671:
650:
620:
591:
566:
537:
511:
485:
463:
437:
405:
404:
402:
399:
348:
345:
302:Alice-Hospital
246:
243:
187:
184:
163:
162:
159:
155:
154:
149:
145:
144:
138:
132:
131:
120:
116:
111:
110:
108:
104:
103:
93:
91:
87:
86:
76:(aged 83)
70:
66:
65:
48:
44:
43:
37:
36:
28:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
933:
922:
919:
917:
914:
912:
909:
907:
904:
902:
899:
897:
894:
892:
889:
888:
886:
871:
868:
867:
864:
858:
855:
853:
850:
849:
847:
843:
837:
834:
833:
831:
827:
821:
818:
816:
813:
812:
810:
806:
800:
797:
796:
794:
790:
786:
779:
774:
772:
767:
765:
760:
759:
756:
748:
742:
731:
730:
729:
722:
716:
715:
708:
704:
701:
697:
692:
686:18 March 1913
685:
677:
660:
654:
651:
638:
634:
627:
625:
621:
608:
604:
598:
596:
592:
580:
576:
570:
567:
555:
551:
544:
542:
538:
525:
521:
515:
512:
499:
495:
489:
486:
473:
467:
464:
451:
447:
441:
438:
426:
422:
415:
413:
411:
407:
400:
398:
396:
392:
388:
384:
379:
377:
373:
370:, whose 1981
369:
364:
362:
358:
354:
346:
344:
342:
338:
334:
330:
326:
322:
317:
315:
311:
307:
303:
298:
294:
290:
285:
283:
279:
274:
272:
268:
264:
260:
256:
252:
244:
242:
240:
236:
232:
228:
224:
220:
215:
213:
209:
205:
201:
197:
193:
185:
183:
181:
177:
173:
169:
160:
156:
153:
150:
146:
143:(by marriage)
142:
139:
137:
133:
114:
109:
105:
100:
96:
92:
88:
84:
80:
71:
67:
63:
59:18 March 1913
49:
45:
42:
38:
33:
27:
19:
869:
856:
746:
726:
725:
720:
712:
706:
690:
683:
662:. Retrieved
653:
641:. Retrieved
636:
611:. Retrieved
606:
582:. Retrieved
578:
569:
557:. Retrieved
553:
528:. Retrieved
523:
514:
502:. Retrieved
497:
488:
476:. Retrieved
466:
454:. Retrieved
449:
440:
428:. Retrieved
424:
380:
365:
350:
333:World War II
324:
320:
318:
309:
305:
301:
286:
275:
248:
235:Ernest Louis
216:
189:
171:
167:
166:
74:(1997-01-26)
40:
26:
896:1997 deaths
891:1913 births
639:(in German)
607:AP Newsroon
526:(in German)
500:(in German)
425:Independent
363:, in 1567.
253:, brother,
237:, the last
208:World War I
885:Categories
478:25 October
456:25 October
430:25 October
401:References
347:Later life
186:Early life
55:1913-03-18
314:Darmstadt
293:Frankfurt
282:Darmstadt
99:Darmstadt
85:, Germany
304:and the
245:Marriage
35:Margaret
747:Extinct
664:7 April
372:wedding
271:Belgium
227:Germany
217:At the
206:during
129:
121:
117:
707:Vacant
689:
643:14 May
613:14 May
584:14 May
559:14 May
530:14 May
504:14 May
267:Ostend
192:Dublin
170:(born
158:Mother
148:Father
107:Spouse
90:Burial
62:Dublin
691:Died:
684:Born:
291:near
265:over
136:House
123:(
119:
83:Hesse
666:2020
645:2024
637:Echo
615:2024
586:2024
561:2024
532:2024
506:2024
480:2019
458:2019
432:2019
323:and
69:Died
47:Born
374:to
321:Peg
316:.
221:in
202:'s
887::
635:.
623:^
605:.
594:^
577:.
552:.
540:^
522:.
496:.
448:.
423:.
409:^
389:,
339:.
325:Lu
269:,
225:,
214:.
125:m.
97:,
81:,
777:e
770:t
763:v
668:.
647:.
617:.
588:.
563:.
534:.
508:.
482:.
460:.
434:.
57:)
53:(
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.