Prince Francis Ernest of Hesse-Darmstadt
German aristocrat
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| Intro | German aristocrat | |
| Places | Germany | |
| was | Military personnel Aristocrat | |
| Work field | Military Royals | |
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| Birth | 25 January 1695, Gießen, Germany | |
| Death | 8 January 1716Darmstadt, Germany (aged 20 years) | |
| Star sign | Aquarius | |
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Francis Ernest of Hesse-Darmstadt (born 25 January 1695 in Gießen; died: 8 January 1716 in Darmstadt) was a German nobleman.
He was the third son of Count Landgrave Ernest Louis of Hesse-Darmstadt (1667–1739) from his marriage to Dorothea Charlotte (1661–1705), daughter of the Margrave Albert of Brandenburg-Ansbach.
He replaced his brother Charles William of Hesse-Darmstadt as Colonel of the Hesse-Darmstadt Kreis Regiment when Charles William died during the War of Spanish Succession.