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Ernest Louis, German in full Ernst Ludwig Karl Albrecht Wilhelm, (born November 25, 1868, Darmstadt, Hesse-Darmstadt [Germany]—died October 9, 1937, near Darmstadt), grand duke of Hesse-Darmstadt from 1892 until his abdication in 1918, at the end of World War I.

Grand Duke Ludwig IV died of a heart attack in the New Palace in Darmstadt on 13 March 1892. He was succeeded by his son, Ernest Louis. The Equestrian statue of Ludwig IV on the Friedensplatz in Darmstadt Honours German orders and decorations

Ernest Louis (as grand duke) Formation: 1264: Abolition: 9 November 1918: Appointer: Hereditary: Pretender(s) Donatus

Ernest Louis (Ernst Ludwig) the former Grand Duke, 1918–1937; George Donatus 1937; Louis (Ludwig) 1937–1968 In 1968 the Line of Hesse-Darmstadt became extinct; the last Prince adopted the head of the Hesse-Kassel as his heir; House of Battenberg 'Was a morganatic cadet branch of the Grand Ducal family of Hesse, without right of succession.

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. Grand Ducal Family of Hesse and by Rhine Ernest Louis Children Princess Elisabeth Hereditary Grand Duke Georg Donatus Prince Louis Grandchildren Prince Ludwig Prince Alexander