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On This Day: Birth of Landgrave Philipp of Hesse
One hundred twenty years ago today, Prince Philipp of Hesse was born in Schloss Rumpenheim in Offenbach. The prince was the third son of Prince Friedrich Karl of Hesse and Princes Margaret of Prussia, sister of Emperor Wilhelm II and grand daughter of Britain’s Queen Victoria. The prince had a younger twin-brother, Prince Wolfgang. During his childhood the prince went to schools in England and Germany. At the beginning of … Continue reading
Posted in Germany, Historical Royals | Tagged Biography, Birth, House of Hesse, House of Hesse-Kassel, Philipp Landgrave of Hesse | 3 CommentsFlashback Friday: A Hesse-Savoy Royal Wedding
September 23, 1925: A royal wedding takes place at the Royal Castle of Racconigi in north-western Italy, when Princess Mafalda of Savoy – second eldest daughter of King Vittorio Emanuele III of Italy – marries Prince Philipp of Hesse-Kassel, the future Landgrave. The couple had four children – Moritz, Heinrich, Otto and Elisabeth – before the Second World War tore the family apart: while Philipp was a member of Nazi party and … Continue reading
Posted in Germany, Historical Royals, Italy | Tagged House of Hesse, House of Hesse-Kassel, House of Savoy, Mafalda of Savoy, Philipp Landgrave of Hesse, Wedding Anniversary | 1 Comment