Monarchs of Hesse

Name	Portrait	Birth	Marriage(s)	Death
Donatus 23 May 2013 - present		17 October 1966 (age 58) Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany son of Moritz	Countess Floria of Faber-Castell 25 April 2003 Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany (3 children)
Moritz 25 October 1980 - 23 May 2013		6 August 1926 Turin, Sardinia, Italy son of Philipp	Princess Tatiana of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg 1 June 1964 Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany (4 children)	23 May 2013 (aged 86) Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
Philipp 20 May 1968 - 25 October 1980		6 November 1896 Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany cousin of Louis V	Princess Mafalda of Italy 23 September 1925 Turin, Sardinia, Italy (4 children)	25 October 1980 (aged 83) Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
Louis V 16 November 1937 - 20 May 1968		20 November 1908 Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany brother of Georg Donatus	The Hon. Margaret Campbell Geddes 17 November 1931 London, England, United Kingdom (no issue)	20 May 1968 (aged 59) Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
George Donatus 9 October 1937 - 16 November 1937		8 November 1906 Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany son of Ernest Louis	Princess Cecilie of Greece 2 February 1937 Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany (3 children)	16 November 1937 (aged 31) Ostend, Belgium
Ernest Louis 13 March 1892 - 9 October 1937		25 November 1868 Darmstadt, Hesse son of Louis IV	(1) Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 19 April 1894 Coburg, Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Germany (1 child) divorced 1901 (2) Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich 2 February 1905 Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany (2 children)	9 October 1937 (aged 68) Langen, Hesse, Germany
Louis IV 13 June 1877 - 13 March 1892		12 September 1837 Darmstadt, Hesse nephew of Louis III	(1) Princess Alice of the United Kingdom 1 July 1862 Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom (7 children) (2) Countess Alexandrine of Hutten-Czapska 30 April 1884 Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany (no issue) annulled 1884	13 March 1892 (aged 54) Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
Louis III 16 June 1848 - 13 June 1877		9 June 1806 Darmstadt, Hesse son of Louis II	(1) Princess Mathilde Caroline of Bavaria 26 December 1833 Munich, Bavaria (no issue) (2) Magdalene Appel 20 June 1868 Darmstadt, Hesse (no issue)	13 June 1877 (aged 71) Seeheim, Hesse, Germany
Louis II 6 April 1830 - 16 June 1848		26 December 1777 Darmstadt, Hesse, Holy Roman Empire son of Louis I	Princess Wilhelmine of Baden 19 June 1804 Karlsruhe, Baden, Holy Roman Empire (5 children)	16 June 1848 (aged 70) Darmstadt, Hesse
Louis I 14 August 1806 - 6 April 1830		14 June 1753 Prenzlau, Brandenburg, Holy Roman Empire proclaimed Grand Duke	Princess Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt 19 February 1777 Darmstadt, Hesse, Holy Roman Empire (6 children)	6 April 1830 (aged 76) Darmstadt, Hesse