Prince Christoph of Hesse 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. Wikipedia
Born: May 14, 1901, Frankfurt, Germany
Died: October 7, 1943 (age 42 years), Forli, Italy
Children: Princess Christina of Hesse, Prince Rainer of Hesse, and Prince Karl of Hesse
Spouse: Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark (m. 1930–1943)
Grandchildren: Princess Maria Tatiana of Yugoslavia, Mark Nicholas van Eyck, Helene Sophie van Eyck, and more
Siblings: Philipp, Landgrave of Hesse