Prince Christian | |
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Born | Louisenlund Castle | 16 June 1887
Died | 19 October 1971 Geneva | (aged 84)
Spouse | Elizabeth Reid Rogers Ann Pearl Everett |
Issue | Princess Elisabeth Auguste Prince Richard Christian Prince Waldemar Princess Marie Louise |
House | House of Hesse |
Father | Prince William of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld |
Mother | Princess Auguste of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg |
Prince Christian of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld (Christian Ludwig Friedrich Adolf Alexis Wilhelm Ferdinand; 16 June 1887 – 19 October 1971) was a member of the House of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld and a German naval officer until he resigned his commission during the First World War in protest at Germany's policy of unrestricted submarine warfare.
As a member of the House of Hesse, he was styled His Highness Prince Christian of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld. To distinguish between the various branches of the house, the designation -Philippsthal-Barchfeld was sometimes added to the end of the princely title.[1]