Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich

Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich
Grand Duchess Eleonore in 1905
Grand Duchess consort of Hesse and by Rhine
Tenure2 February 1905 – 9 November 1918
Born(1871-09-17)17 September 1871
Lich, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Empire
Died16 November 1937(1937-11-16) (aged 66)
Steene near Ostend, Belgium
Burial
Spouse
(m. 1905; died 1937)
Issue
Names
Eleonore Ernestine Marie
HouseSolms-Hohensolms-Lich
FatherHermann, Prince of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich
MotherCountess Agnes of Stolberg-Wernigerode

Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich (Eleonore Ernestine Marie; 17 September 1871 – 16 November 1937) was Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine as the second wife of Grand Duke Ernest Louis. She was nicknamed "Onor" by her family. She was regent of Hesse in the absence of her spouse during World War I.[1]

  1. ^ Manfred Knodt: Die Regenten von Hessen-Darmstadt. 1. Auflage. Schlapp, Darmstadt 1976, ISBN 3-87704-004-7