Born: November 6, 1896, Château de Rumpenheim, Offenbach, Germany
Died: October 25, 1980 (age 83 years), Rome, Italy
Children: Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse and Prince Heinrich of Hesse-Kassel
Grandchildren: Donatus, Landgrave of Hesse, Mafalda von Hessen, Philipp Robin Prinz von Hessen-Kassel, and more