Prince George of Hesse-Darmstadt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Prince George of Hesse-Darmstadt

Governor of Gibraltar

Date of Birth: 25-Apr-1669

Place of Birth: Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany

Date of Death: 14-Sep-1705

Profession: politician

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Prince George Louis of Hessen-Darmstadt (1669 – 13 September 1705) was a Field Marshal in the Austrian army.
He is known for his career in Habsburg Spain, as Viceroy of Catalonia (1698–1701), head of the Austrian army in the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1705) and governor of Gibraltar in 1704.
He was killed during the Siege of Barcelona the following year.
He was known in Spanish as Jorge de Darmstadt and in Catalan as Jordi Darmstadt.