Talk:Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse

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Shouldn't this be at Ludwig IV of Hesse or Ludwig IV of Hesse and by Rhine (or Louis IV of...)? Känsterle 10:06, 31 Aug 2004 (UTC)

For discussions about the naming of articles on the rulers of Hesse see Talk:Rulers of Hesse. Str1977 16:48, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

Cause of death?
Any info on cause of death?--Pubdog (talk) 01:16, 4 October 2014 (UTC)

Louis IV's (aka Ludwig IV) cause of death is given as heart attack on page 39 of The Last Empress: The Life & Times of Alexandra Feodorovna, Tsarina of Russia, by Greg King (1994). When her father died, Alexandra was unmarried and known as Alix of Hesse. Starsmark (talk) 04:31, 11 February 2018 (UTC)

Error on page
The error is the last sentence under the heading "Early life". The article states: "Prince Louis was the likely heir eventual to the grand ducal throne from childhood."

Louis II had five children: Prince Louis (the future Louis III), Prince Charles, Princess Elisabeth, Prince Alexander, and Maria Alexandrovna, Empress of Russia.

Louis III was married to Princess Mathilde Caroline of Bavaria but they had no children. Next in line to inherit the duchy was Prince Charles, who was Ludwig IV's father. However, Prince Charles died three months before Louis III. This left Prince Charles's eldest son, Prince Louis of Hesse and by Rhine, to inherit the duchy as Ludwig IV. Thus, Prince Louis (Ludwig IV), who was born in 1837, only became the heir when his father died in 1877, which was only three months before Louis III died.

I think this is more than a minor edit. I was seriously confused by the error and it took me a while to figure it out. I read the Wikipedia page on Louis II, which helped me to figure it out. Unless someone objects, I'm going to correct the error tomorrow. Starsmark (talk) 04:31, 11 February 2018 (UTC)