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Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine

エルンスト・ルートヴィヒ　/　えるんすと・るーとゔぃひ

Writer from Germany

November 25, 1868 – October 9, 1937　・　Darmstadt, Darmstadt Government Region, Germany

Darmstadt Government Region
writer
draftsperson
poet

My Take

Ernest Louis, the last Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, fascinates me as a ruler who poured himself into art rather than power, a writer, draughtsman, poet and composer who was also a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece. He's a deceased historical figure, dying in 1937 after reigning until the monarchy's fall in 1918, and there's real pathos in that: a cultivated man watching his world dissolve. What endures, to my mind, is the artistic legacy he nurtured in Darmstadt, the famous artists' colony. I find myself quietly admiring a sovereign who chose beauty over the trappings of authority.

Overview

Ernest Louis (German: Ernst Ludwig Karl Albrecht Wilhelm; 25 November 1868 – 9 October 1937) was the last Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, reigning from 1892 until 1918.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine
Name (Japanese): エルンスト・ルートヴィヒ
Reading: えるんすと・るーとゔぃひ
Born: November 25, 1868 – October 9, 1937
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Sagittarius / Dragon
Origin: Darmstadt, Darmstadt Government Region, Germany
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: writer / draftsperson / poet / aristocrat / composer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Order of St. Andrew
1902 Royal Victorian Chain
Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%92%20(%E3%83%98%E3%83%83%E3%82%BB%E3%83%B3%E5%A4%A7%E5%85%AC)

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