Prince Christoph of Hesse
German noble and officer (1901–1943) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Prince Christoph of Hesse (Christoph Ernst August; 14 May 1901 – 7 October 1943) was a nephew of Kaiser Wilhelm II. He was an SS-Oberführer in the Allgemeine SS and an officer in the Luftwaffe Reserve, killed on active duty in a plane crash during World War II. His brother-in-law, Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, fought on the British side and married the future Queen Elizabeth II after the war.[1]
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Born | (1901-05-14)14 May 1901 Frankfurt, German Empire |
Died | 7 October 1943(1943-10-07) (aged 42) Forlì, Italian Social Republic |
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Issue | Princess Christina Princess Dorothea Prince Karl Adolf Prince Rainer Princess Clarissa |
House | Hesse-Kassel |
Father | Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse |
Mother | Princess Margaret of Prussia |
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Rank | Major in the Reserve |
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