| Louis III | |
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| Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine | |
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| Reign | 1848 – 13 June 1877 |
| Predecessor | Louis II |
| Louis IV | |
| Spouse | Princess Mathilde of Bavaria Baroness Magdalen of Hochstadten (morganatic) |
| House | House of Hesse-Darmstadt |
| Father | Grand Duke Louis II of Hesse |
| Mother | Wilhelmine of Baden |
| Born | 9 June 1806 Darmstadt, Hesse |
| Died | 13 June 1877 (aged 71) Seeheim, Hesse |
| Burial | Rosenhohe, Darmstadt |
Louis III (9 June 1806, Darmstadt - 13 June 1877, Seeheim) was Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine from 1848 until his death. He was succeeded by his nephew, Louis IV.
He was the son of Grand Duke Louis II of Hesse and his consort Wilhelmine of Baden. In Munich, on 26 December 1833, he married Princess Mathilde of Bavaria, eldest daughter of Ludwig I of Bavaria. The marriage produced no children and the Grand Duke remarried, morganatically, in 1868 to Baroness Magdalen of Hochstadten.
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Louis III, Grand Duke of Hesse
Born: 9 June 1806 Died: 13 June 1877 |
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| German royalty | ||
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| Preceded by Louis II |
Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine 1848-1877 |
Succeeded by Louis IV |
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